Crazy Cubing in Christchurch 2025

Inside the halls of the WEA Christchurch facility, tables stood lined with timers, mats, and rotating puzzles as competitors gathered across two days of intense action. The April 5 to April 6 weekend brought 27 contenders together in Christchurch, New Zealand for a rigorous test of endurance and technique. With 12 events scheduled across 24 rounds, the atmosphere remained focused from the opening turns to the concluding podium presentations, establishing a true celebration of speed cubing at its finest.

Veteran competitors quickly found their rhythm across the weekend slate, setting high benchmarks in the marquee categories. In the traditional 3x3x3 Cube, Jasper Murray delivered an outstanding performance to claim top honours with an average of 6.72 seconds, backed by a best single of 4.85 seconds. The 3x3 results placed Henry Eyles in second with a 7.89 average, while Dwyane Ramos secured third place at 8.06 seconds. The field showed immense depth throughout all three rounds of the classic Rubik's Cube category.

Dwyane Ramos staged a commanding series of performances across multiple disciplines throughout Crazy Cubing in Christchurch 2025. In the 3x3x3 One-Handed event, Ramos captured the title with an average of 9.41 seconds, edging Jasper Murray who finished second at 11.01. Ramos continued his winning run on the larger mechanisms, topping the 5x5x5 Cube final with an average of 49.12 seconds ahead of Murray's 50.01. Ramos added further victories in Skewb with a 2.94 average and in the 7x7x7 Cube with a mark of 2:18.00.

Henry Eyles demonstrated exceptional dexterity across the specialty formats, capturing two major victories during the WCA competition. Eyles secured first place in Megaminx with a winning average of 45.45 seconds, outpacing the 18-player field. He followed that effort by winning the Square-1 event with an average of 8.05 seconds. Connor Johnson also made his mark in the short-format puzzles, taking the 2x2x2 Cube title with an average of 1.59 seconds, while Jasper Murray picked up another title in Pyraminx with a 2.09 winning average.

Away from the top steps of the podium, several competitors logged significant progress across diverse events. Paratene Te Akonga Mohi tackled seven events, securing a 12th-place finish in Megaminx, attempting the 7x7x7 Cube for the first time with a 6:56.50 single, and taking 29.8 percent off their 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best with a time of 21.26 seconds. Joey Connor completed nine events, attempting the 7x7x7 Cube for the first time at 6:38.87 and dropping their Megaminx personal best by 13.3 percent to 1:22.65. Jordan Harvey improved their 7x7x7 Cube single to 4:09.54, an improvement of 23.1 percent, while Ariz A. Kadda posted a 24.6 percent improvement in Pyraminx with a time of 2.63 seconds.

Other competitors took on fresh challenges across the tournament program. Hanna Harvey stepped up for five events, registering first-ever tournament marks in Skewb at 16.07, Pyraminx at 7.83, and 5x5x5 Cube at 3:58.37. Ollie Kimber took on five events and made a first official Megaminx attempt of 1:39.04 while improving their 3x3x3 One-Handed mark to 28.73 seconds. Jayden Smith recorded a first 7x7x7 Cube single of 8:14.72 and finished ninth in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, and Sebastian Kimber made an initial Megaminx appearance with a 1:59.97 solve.

The blindfolded categories demanded absolute precision, requiring solvers to memorise puzzle states before executing rotations without sight. In the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event, Cole Campbell earned victory with a single solve of 39.10 seconds, leading Jack Maddigan's 43.80 and Connor Johnson's 1:14.61. The 4x4x4 Blindfolded discipline saw Aneurin Hunt take first place with a single of 5:30.30 over Campbell's 6:09.47. In the 5x5x5 Blindfolded contest, Numair Malik was the lone solver to record a successful time, winning with a single of 27:16.00.

The 2025 gathering in Christchurch demonstrated the ongoing growth of regional speedcubing, with local competitors securing all 37 podium positions across the twelve contested formats. From sharp performances by established contenders to steady personal breakthroughs throughout the brackets, Crazy Cubing in Christchurch 2025 provided an intense and comprehensive cubing competition for every participant involved as they prepare for future meetings on the circuit.