Helt Blind i Furesø 2025

The venue at Stien in Farum, Denmark offered a quiet, focused setting as a specialized field of twelve competitors gathered for Helt Blind i Furesø 2025 on January 11, 2025. Blindfolded disciplines demand total concentration, requiring participants to memorize piece placements before lowering their sight and executing complex algorithms entirely from memory. Over the course of four events and six distinct rounds, this dedicated cubing competition tested the limits of spatial recall across different cube sizes. The atmosphere remained intensely deliberate throughout the single-day gathering.

From the opening attempts, Martin Vædele Egdal set a standard that nobody else in the field could match. The Danish standout captured first place in every event on the schedule, producing an unmatched sweep across the board. In the standard 3x3x3 Blindfolded category, Egdal secured the victory in the final round with a single solve of 23.11 seconds. Across both rounds of the event, his speed stayed sharp, highlighted by an earlier round single solve of 18.99 seconds, establishing his complete control over the weekend table.

The 3x3 results in the blindfolded category brought strong competition for the remaining podium positions behind Egdal. Victor Valentin Glyrskov captured the silver medal for Denmark with a time of 31.15 seconds in the final round. Fellow countryman Adam Marcellus Kelly earned third place on the podium by logging a solid 51.10 seconds. In the opening round, Latvian competitor Mikus Lembergs produced a notable milestone by logging a national record average of 56.03 seconds alongside a fast 49.49 single, demonstrating how competitive the early heats were.

Expanding the challenge beyond a single Rubik's Cube, the multi-blind discipline required memorizing dozens of cubes simultaneously before starting the blindfolded execution timer. Helt Blind i Furesø 2025 featured twelve competitors taking on this massive mental task in a single round. Martin Vædele Egdal secured his second title by successfully solving 23 out of 25 cubes within a time limit of 52:35. His efficiency and accuracy under the clock placed him well clear of the chasing pack.

Victor Valentin Glyrskov added another second-place finish to his weekend resume in the multi-blind event, successfully managing 22 out of 26 cubes in 57:01. Mikus Lembergs took third place for Latvia, achieving a completely flawless run by solving all 12 of his 12 submitted cubes in a time of 47:36. With multiple cubes scattered across tables, this event showcased the meticulous planning and precision that define elite blindfolded speedcubing.

The complexity grew further as the tournament moved toward big-cube blindfolded solving. In 4x4x4 Blindfolded, Martin Vædele Egdal led a field of ten competitors across two rounds, clinching first place with a single time of 2:30.90. Mikus Lembergs claimed second place with a mark of 4:20.01, while Adam Marcellus Kelly placed third in 5:53.30. In the 5x5x5 Blindfolded discipline, Egdal completed his total sweep of Helt Blind i Furesø 2025 by winning with a single time of 7:15.38. Thor Muto Asmund earned second place in 12:08.00, followed by Lembergs in third at 13:13.00.

Away from the top of the podium, dedicated competitors produced personal milestones that reflected significant progress. Thea Herborn tackled three separate events and improved her 3x3x3 Blindfolded personal best to 2:34.38, cutting 11.1 percent off her previous mark of 2:53.73 on her way to an 8th-place event finish. Malte Oliver Bøgh Kjøller entered two events, achieving an 8th-place finish in multi-blind while also securing a 3x3x3 Blindfolded personal best of 4:21.63, which was 8.6 percent faster than his prior best of 4:46.33. Lucas Hansen brought his vast experience of 120 career tournaments to the venue, competing in two disciplines and finishing 10th in multi-blind.

The final medal distribution reflected nine podium spots for Denmark and three for Latvia across the six contested rounds. As a focused WCA competition, this meeting highlighted the sheer stamina and mental discipline required to excel in non-visual speed cubing formats. The dominant four-event sweep from Martin Vædele Egdal closed out an unforgettable day at Helt Blind i Furesø 2025, leaving a high benchmark for the region as the new season gets underway.

Martin Vædele Egdal leverede en uforglemmelig præstation i Farum, Denmark, da han med bind for øjnene løste svimlende 23 ud af 25 terninger på 52:35 i 3x3x3 Multi-Blind. Det enestående resultat markerede højdepunktet ved Helt Blind i Furesø 2025, som fandt sted den 11. januar 2025 på spillestedet Stien. Den traditionsrige og fokuserede speedcubing disciplin samlede i alt 12 deltagere, som over seks runder dystede i fire forskellige discipliner, hvor koncentrationen og hukommelsen var sat på den ultimative prøve.

Stævnet bød på et intenst program, hvor Martin Vædele Egdal endte med at gøre rent bord ved at vinde samtlige fire discipliner på programmet. Ud over sin triumf i multiblind sikrede den stærke dansker sig også førstepladsen i klassisk 3x3x3 Blindfolded med en finaletid på 23.11 sekunder, efter at have sat en lynhurtig tid på 18.99 sekunder i en tidligere runde. Turneringen gav rig mulighed for at udfolde evnerne inden for Rubik's Cube uden brug af synssansen, og arrangementet bød på adskillige tætte opgør på tværs af de forskellige runder.

I den almindelige 3x3x3 Blindfolded konkurrence var der 11 deltagere, og her fulgte Victor Valentin Glyrskov flot med helt til toppen med en andenplads i tiden 31.15 sekunder. Tredjepladsen gik til Adam Marcellus Kelly, der sikrede sig podiet med tiden 51.10 sekunder efter tidligere at have præsteret en enkeltløsning på 25.55 sekunder. Blandt de internationale indslag imponerede Mikus Lembergs fra Letland, som satte en officiel National record average med et gennemsnit på 56.03 sekunder.

De større terninger bød ligeledes på store udfordringer for deltagerne ved denne cubing competition i 2025. I 4x4x4 Blindfolded var der 10 deltagere til start over to runder, og her sejrede Martin Vædele Egdal overbevisende med tiden 2:30.90. Andenpladsen gik til Mikus Lembergs, som gennemførte sin løsning på 4:20.01, mens Adam Marcellus Kelly tog sin anden bronzemedalje for dagen ved at stoppe uret på 5:53.30.

I den mest krævende enkeltudfordring, 5x5x5 Blindfolded, stillede syv deltagere op til start for at forsøge at løse den store professorterning i blinde. Martin Vædele Egdal viste endnu en gang klassen og tog guldet i tiden 7:15.38. Thor Muto Asmund kæmpede sig ind på en flot andenplads med tiden 12:08.00, mens Mikus Lembergs afrundede podiet på tredjepladsen med en tid på 13:13.00, hvilket understregede det høje tekniske niveau på tværs af de nordiske og baltiske deltagere.

Bag medaljerne gemte der sig stærke individuelle præstationer, som vidner om den enorme indsats, der lægges for dagen ved en WCA competition. Kasparas Lienys stillede op i fire discipliner og opnåede en flot fjerdeplads i 5x5x5 Blindfolded med en personlig rekord på 24:12.00. Thomas Sonnenberg Jarner deltog i tre discipliner og opnåede en syvendeplads i 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, mens Callum James Goodyear-Jørgensen tog udfordringen op i to discipliner og sikrede sig en niendeplads i 3x3x3 Multi-Blind.

Kampen om podiepladserne i 3x3x3 Multi-Blind var yderst tæt og intens blandt de 12 startende deltagere. Bag vinderen Martin Vædele Egdal sikrede Victor Valentin Glyrskov sig andenpladsen med imponerende 22 ud af 26 terninger løst på 57:01. Mikus Lembergs viste fænomenal præcision og tog tredjepladsen med en fejlfri serie på 12 ud af 12 terninger på 47:36, hvilket fuldendte en stærk samlet medaljehøst for Letland ved stævnet.

Med ni podieplaceringer til Danmark og tre til Letland blev Helt Blind i Furesø 2025 en udtalt succes for de fremmødte specialister. Dagen bød på teknisk svære løsninger og store personlige milepæle for både etablerede navne og hårdtarbejdende deltagere. Da de sidste terninger var lagt på bordet på spillestedet Stien, stod Helt Blind i Furesø 2025 tilbage som en markant demonstration af præcision og mental udholdenhed på den danske speedcubing scene.