Charlottetown 2025

Inside the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre on April 6, 2025, timers clicked continuously as solve stations ran throughout the day. With titles and podium spots up for grabs across three distinct disciplines, competitors gathered to test their preparation under strict tournament conditions. The single-day schedule demanded focus from start to finish, requiring solvers to manage tight warmups and deliver rapid solutions under the lights.

The stakes remained exceptionally high as 18 competitors met in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada for Charlottetown 2025. Every round offered a narrow margin for error, with places on the podium decided by tenths and hundredths of a second. The championship format pushed participants to adapt quickly across four total rounds of official action.

Evan Meunier emerged as the defining presence of the weekend, capturing victory in every single discipline staged. The Canadian competitor dominated the 3x3x3 Cube, leading the field across two rounds of play to take first place with a winning average of 9.08 seconds. Meunier also laid down the fastest single of the entire tournament in the classic Rubik's Cube event, stopping the clock at an impressive 7.84 seconds.

The remaining podium spots in the headline event saw sharp contention as Michael Zheng of Canada secured the runner-up position with an average of 11.00 seconds. Joe Petrash earned third place with a 12.61 mark, concluding a high-calibre display of speedcubing. The definitive 3x3 results demonstrated how precise lookahead and flawless execution determined the final hierarchy at Charlottetown 2025.

Meunier extended his winning run into the 2x2x2 Cube, topping a 14-competitor bracket with a rapid 2.75 winning average and a single of 1.40. Petrash followed in second place with an average of 5.61, while Gavin Carey-Sullivan collected third place with a 5.87 average after posting a 5.28 single. Meunier completed his clean sweep in 3x3x3 One-Handed, recording a 27.84 average to edge Petrash, who posted a 28.00 average, while Max Clavin of Ireland took third at 48.82.

Beyond the championship battles at the top of the standings, the tournament served as an important proving ground for emerging talent. Isaiah Keefe achieved a breakthrough performance by securing a personal best of 4.56 seconds on the 2x2x2 Cube, which was 56.8 percent faster than his prior best, before posting a 28.56 personal record on the 3x3x3 Cube and taking on his first official 3x3x3 One-Handed attempt with a time of 1:43.08 on his way to a fifth-place finish. Edouard Tremblay cut his previous 2x2x2 Cube best by 63.9 percent down to 4.48 seconds while also advancing his 3x3x3 mark to 29.58 seconds. Nuha Javeed Khan registered a 9.69 single on the 2x2x2 Cube to drop her mark by 37 percent and secured eighth place in the main event with a 25.71 single. Chandler Nace entered three events, cutting 13.9 percent off his main event best with a 34.95 single and completing his first one-handed solve in 2:09.32 for a sixth-place result.

A substantial group of newcomers also stepped up to make their official speed cubing debuts at the tables. Matthew Yu took part in his first WCA competition, recording his first official 3x3x3 time of 47.33 seconds alongside a 14.40 single in the 2x2x2 event. Ezra Arsenault tackled two events in his tournament debut, notching a 52.62 in the main puzzle and an 8.54 mark on the smaller cube to place 11th. Doug Keefe handled his first official appearances with a 1:29.58 single on the standard puzzle and a 30.28 single on the 2x2x2 Cube, while Mark Nakhleh completed his first official 3x3x3 solve in 38.90 seconds to secure 12th place.

The overall medal distribution highlighted regional strength, with Canadian competitors capturing eight of the nine available podium positions, joined by Ireland with one podium finish. The tight schedule and competitive atmosphere provided an ideal venue for experienced solvers to contest championships and for debutants to establish their opening marks. With all four rounds concluded, Charlottetown 2025 wrapped up a memorable day of racing on Prince Edward Island.

As the equipment was packed away at the library learning centre, the event left a clear record of achievement across all three categories. Every completed round added official data to regional profiles, setting new benchmarks for upcoming seasons. Solvers and organizers closed another successful cubing competition, concluding a focused chapter of competition in Atlantic Canada.