Crossfield Fall 2025

The tables inside the Crossfield District & Community Hall were buzzing with focused energy as 109 competitors took their places on November 1, 2025. Across nine rounds of intense speedcubing, competitors from across the region faced off in six varied disciplines. The single-day tournament turned into a competitive battleground where provincial contenders challenged one another on every solve, pushing personal limits on the timers in Crossfield, Alberta, Canada.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a massive field of 107 competitors, delivering a showcase of top-tier Rubik's Cube mastery. Kyle Santucci established dominance through two rounds, ultimately taking the championship with a winning average of 7.33 seconds and delivering the single fastest solve of the entire meet at 4.97 seconds. Lucas Kuczaj pressed hard from the opposite end of the finals table, claiming second place with an 8.25 average, while Azaro Gorloo secured third on the podium with a 9.28 average in the final 3x3 results.

The regional clash intensified in the 3x3x3 One-Handed event, where Santucci again prevailed across two rounds featuring 67 competitors. Santucci posted a winning average of 12.38 seconds, bolstered by a sharp single solve of 8.49 seconds. Benjamin Ragan kept the pressure on throughout the final round, taking second place with an average of 13.72 seconds, while Leif Anvik rounded out the top tier in third position with an average of 14.69 seconds.

In the shorter formats, Mazar Hrdlicka made an emphatic statement by claiming titles across multiple disciplines. Hrdlicka secured the 2x2x2 Cube title from a 93-competitor field, logging a winning average of 2.73 seconds alongside the day's top single of 1.38 seconds to edge out Griffin Clem at 3.30 seconds and Leif Anvik at 3.33 seconds. Hrdlicka carried that momentum straight into the Square-1 arena, taking gold with an 11.56 average and a 9.04 best single over Danny Buschert at 13.74 seconds and Mirko Petrovic at 16.45 seconds.

Beyond the championship podiums, the cubing competition served as a proving ground for several competitors breaking into new events and shattering personal bests. Roland Dutrisac took on a full slate of six events, logging his first official attempt at Square-1 with a 47.58 single and slashing his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best by 65.1 percent down to 29.13 seconds. Seth King enjoyed a banner day across three disciplines, cutting his 2x2x2 Cube personal mark by 52.8 percent to 6.06 seconds and improving his 3x3x3 Cube best by 10.6 percent to 14.38 seconds. Stacey Paulin also tackled six events, recording a first Square-1 attempt of 30.31 seconds to place 20th while improving her One-Handed record by 42 percent to 28.85 seconds.

The breakthroughs continued throughout the field as Jordan Curtis lowered his 2x2x2 Cube record by 40.8 percent to 3.64 seconds and his 3x3x3 Cube best to 11.42 seconds. Tathya Marmik Shah improved his Megaminx mark by 33.7 percent down to 2:33.40 while logging debut attempts in both Clock at 18.37 seconds and One-Handed at 34.20 seconds. Kaelum Ogden registered a 10.95 Clock debut on his way to 16th place while trimming 32.3 percent off his 3x3x3 Cube best to reach 11.63 seconds. David Sellmer logged an inaugural 23.02 in Clock and dropped his 2x2x2 mark by 32 percent to 6.00 seconds, while Justin Clement conquered six events, posting maiden marks of 39.80 in One-Handed, 2:42.47 in Megaminx, and 32.24 in Square-1.

The specialty events added further drama to the regional rivalry. Lucas Kuczaj dominated the 12-sided Megaminx event, clocking an unmatched winning average of 34.14 seconds and a single of 32.40 seconds over Buschert, who placed second in 53.91 seconds, and Ragan in third at 1:03.08. Buschert claimed his own victory in the Clock division, registering an average of 5.61 seconds and a single of 4.78 seconds to defeat Hrdlicka at 6.47 seconds and Gorloo at 6.57 seconds in a tight single-round contest.

Every podium position across the six events was captured by Canadian competitors, underlining the immense strength of the local speed cubing circuit in 2025. Crossfield Fall 2025 delivered high-stakes drama, tight finishes, and memorable head-to-head battles across every puzzle format. As the official WCA competition concluded, the regional rivalries forged in the community hall set an exciting standard for the upcoming competitive calendar.