Darkhan Kodomo Winter Cup 2025

Ninety-three competitors gathered at 1st school of Darkhan on November 29, 2025, for a packed day of speed cubing action across six separate events. The single-day WCA competition staged ten rounds in total, bringing together solvers from across the region to contest titles from the classic Rubik's Cube to the mechanical twists of the Clock. Held in Darkhan, Darkhan-Uul Province, Mongolia, Mongolia, the Darkhan Kodomo Winter Cup 2025 offered a brisk schedule and an intense display of turning skill at every level of the bracket.

The 3x3 results saw Bilguun Sukhbaatar emerge at the top of a 54-competitor lineup. Sukhbaatar captured the premier 3x3x3 Cube title with a winning average of 7.97 seconds, backed by a best single solve of 6.85 seconds across two rounds of play. Erkhemkhishig Batmunkh claimed second place on the podium with an average of 8.29 seconds, while Ariunsaikhan Erdenebileg completed the top three with an average of 9.18 seconds in the final round.

Bilguun Sukhbaatar also secured top honours in the 2x2x2 Cube, which drew the largest field of the weekend with 91 competitors across two rounds. Sukhbaatar posted a winning average of 3.10 seconds and delivered a best single of 2.33 seconds to take gold. Serdamba Lkhagvadorj secured the runner-up spot with an average of 3.39 seconds, while Buyandelger Khaschuluun finished in third position with an average of 3.58 seconds.

In the larger puzzles, Myagmardorj Ulziijargal delivered an emphatic double victory. Ulziijargal claimed first place in the 4x4x4 Cube, posting a winning average of 32.10 seconds and a best single of 30.83 seconds across two rounds. Bilguun Sukhbaatar followed in second place with an average of 34.28 seconds, and Buyantogtokh Batsaikhan took third with 39.77 seconds. Ulziijargal repeated that dominance in the 5x5x5 Cube, winning the single-round event with an average of 1:00.81 and a single of 57.72 seconds, ahead of Erkhembileg Byambaa in second at 1:16.38 and Sukhbaatar in third at 1:23.87.

Beyond the main podium races, the speedcubing community in Darkhan showed exceptional growth as competitors pushed their personal milestones significantly higher. Anar-Od Gantulga cut down their 3x3x3 Cube personal best to 13.72 seconds, which was 76 percent faster than their previous mark of 57.18 seconds. Munkh-Uchral Myagmarsuren dropped their 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 4.35 seconds, improving by 57.8 percent. Khurelkhuu Urtnasan achieved a Pyraminx personal best of 8.48 seconds, marking a 53.1 percent improvement, while Unurjavkhlan Orgilsaikhan lowered their Pyraminx best to 8.91 seconds, an improvement of 47.2 percent across their three events.

New event debuts also highlighted the depth of the cubing competition across the floor. Sar-Uul Regzedmaa tackled six events, securing fourth place in the 5x5x5 Cube with a first-time mark of 1:17.06 while dropping their 4x4x4 Cube personal best to 39.25 seconds, an improvement of 39.4 percent. Batmunkh Ganbat entered six events, finishing fifth in Pyraminx with a personal best of 3.81 seconds and lodging a first 5x5x5 Cube attempt of 2:25.70. Arvintaria Tuvshintugs made their first appearance at a competition, logging opening marks of 9.17 seconds in 2x2x2 Cube, 18.45 seconds in Pyraminx, and 1:24.62 in the 3x3x3 Cube, while Chinguun Munkh-Ochir debuted across three events, posting 9.59 seconds in Pyraminx, 14.26 seconds in 2x2x2 Cube, and 1:10.40 in 3x3x3 Cube.

The side events generated close battles on the podium. In Pyraminx, Buyantogtokh Batsaikhan outperformed a field of 78 competitors across two rounds to capture first place with an average of 3.86 seconds and a fast single of 3.26 seconds. Ariunkhand Saruul took second place with an average of 4.78 seconds, barely edging Buyandelger Khaschuluun, who claimed third place with a 4.79-second average. In Clock, Maralgoo Ganbold won the single round with an average of 7.91 seconds and a best single of 6.28 seconds, leading Ariunsaikhan Erdenebileg in second with an 8.33 average and Serdamba Lkhagvadorj in third with a 12.03 average.

The Darkhan Kodomo Winter Cup 2025 concluded having awarded 18 total podium places to domestic competitors across six disciplines. With multiple golds for Bilguun Sukhbaatar and Myagmardorj Ulziijargal, alongside dozens of newly logged results and major personal breakthroughs, the gathering in Darkhan demonstrated the steady standard and competitive ambition driving Mongolian solvers forward.