Hverdagscubing IX - Roskilde 2023

Sixteen competitors gathered on November 28, 2023, for an intense evening of competition at Østervangsskolen. The schedule for Hverdagscubing IX - Roskilde 2023 offered five fast-paced rounds across four distinct disciplines. While international tournaments often demand grueling endurance across big cubes like the 5x5, 6x6, and 7x7, this gathering turned all its focus toward high-velocity solving on compact puzzles. The concentrated lineup tested explosive turning speed, sharp fingertricks, and rapid lookahead rather than the long stamina required for multi-layered challenges.

The presence of elite Danish solvers set a sharp competitive tone from the opening moments in Roskilde, Denmark. Without the sprawling, multi-phase structures of major championship weekends, every solve carried immediate weight across the brief schedule. Competitors in this cubing competition tackled the 2x2x2 Cube, 3x3x3 Cube, Pyraminx, and Skewb, needing immediate consistency to earn top positions. The event proved that sprinting through shorter rounds demands just as much mental precision as pacing through marathon big-cube heats.

In the classic Rubik's Cube category, Martin Vædele Egdal set the benchmark during the only multi-round event of the evening. After pacing the opening phase, he claimed first place in the final with a winning average of 6.84 seconds, which featured the fastest single of the discipline at 5.96 seconds. Adam Marcellus Kelly from the USA secured second place with an average of 8.49 seconds, while Daniel Vædele Egdal earned third place with a 9.81 average. These 3x3 results highlighted the caliber of solving at the top of the standings.

The 2x2x2 Cube saw Martin Vædele Egdal return to the top step of the podium, capturing victory with an average of 2.20 seconds alongside a best single of 1.49 seconds. Daniel Vædele Egdal followed closely behind to claim the second-place spot with an average of 2.73 seconds, while Adam Marcellus Kelly rounded out the podium in third with an average of 2.98 seconds. All sixteen entrants took part in the event, producing rapid turnarounds and tightly packed margins.

Away from the title fights, several competitors achieved remarkable milestones that the main tables often overshadow. Patrick Myjak took on all four events on the schedule, earning an eleventh-place result in Skewb while lowering his personal best in that event to 7.95 seconds, a 29.2 percent improvement over his prior mark of 11.23 seconds, in addition to a Pyraminx personal best of 7.56 seconds that was 14 percent faster. Felix Mørch contested two events, finishing fifteenth in 2x2x2 Cube while cutting his personal best down to 8.52 seconds from an earlier 11.18 seconds, marking a 23.8 percent improvement.

Progress continued throughout the rankings as solvers expanded their competitive repertoires. Vilbert Hansen Kofler competed across three disciplines, claiming ninth place in 2x2x2 Cube with a personal best single of 4.66 seconds, a 16.5 percent drop from 5.58, while also posting a first ever attempt at Pyraminx with a time of 9.96 seconds. Johannes Dyhr Schandorff tackled three events, finishing eighth in Pyraminx with a first ever attempt of 9.04 seconds and lowering his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 12.6 percent to 23.82 seconds. Lucas Hansen entered four events, securing eighth place in 2x2x2 Cube and recording a Skewb personal best of 6.90 seconds.

The side events at Hverdagscubing IX - Roskilde 2023 brought further success for the Egdal household. In Pyraminx, Martin Vædele Egdal secured his third individual gold of the competition with a 2.80 winning average and a single of 2.15 seconds among 14 participants. Daniel Vædele Egdal finished second with a 4.14 average, while Thomas Sonnenberg Jarner took third place with a mark of 5.37 seconds. The fast, geometric puzzle showcased clean execution and swift recognition throughout the single round of play.

Skewb delivered the final duel of the meet as Daniel Vædele Egdal stepped onto the top of the podium, logging a winning average of 3.25 seconds and a best single of 2.63 seconds across a field of 12 competitors. Martin Vædele Egdal took second place with an average of 3.70 seconds, and Kasper Warberg Borg completed the top three with an average of 5.62 seconds. The result concluded a dominant display that saw Danish competitors secure ten podium spots, with two going to the United States.

The action at Hverdagscubing IX - Roskilde 2023 demonstrated the depth of the local speedcubing scene, showing how local speed cubing events offer a vital platform for fast-paced development. Even without the heavy schedule of big cubes, the focused program delivered intense WCA competition across every bracket. Solvers across the region now look forward to building on these marks as the next season of competitive solving approaches.

16 deltagere var samlet til en intens tirsdag aften med speedcubing, da Østervangsskolen lagde lokaler til turneringen den 28. november 2023. Skolens rammer i Roskilde, Denmark dannede rammen om det kompakte stævne, hvor der blev afviklet 4 officielle discipliner fordelt over i alt 5 runder. Koncentrationen var i højsædet i den lokale sal, hvor både etablerede profiler og trofaste deltagere mødtes for at dyste mod stopuret på tværs af de forskellige udfordringer.

Blandt aftenens store profiler var Martin Vædele Egdal, som leverede en række toppræstationer ved Hverdagscubing IX - Roskilde 2023. I hoveddisciplinen med den klassiske Rubik's Cube over 3x3x3 felter sikrede han sig sejren i et felt på 16 deltagere, der kæmpede sig igennem 2 runder. Med et vindende gennemsnit på 6.84 sekunder og en bedste enkeltløsning på 5.96 sekunder tog han førstepladsen foran Adam Marcellus Kelly fra USA på 8.49 sekunder og Daniel Vædele Egdal på 9.81 sekunder.

Martin Vædele Egdal fortsatte det høje tempo i disciplinen for den mindre 2x2x2 Cube, hvor han vandt finalerunden med et gennemsnit på 2.20 sekunder samt en bedste tid på 1.49 sekunder. På andenpladsen fulgte Daniel Vædele Egdal med et gennemsnit på 2.73 sekunder, mens Adam Marcellus Kelly sikrede sig tredjepladsen med 2.98 sekunder i en tæt dyst over bordene på Østervangsskolen.

Den trekantede Pyraminx bød ligeledes på en sejr til Martin Vædele Egdal, der sluttede øverst blandt 14 deltagere med et gennemsnit på 2.80 sekunder og en hurtigste tid på 2.15 sekunder. Andenpladsen gik til Daniel Vædele Egdal med et gennemsnit på 4.14 sekunder, mens Thomas Sonnenberg Jarner tog den sidste podieplads med et gennemsnit på 5.37 sekunder.

I Skewb-disciplinen skiftede rollerne i toppen, da Daniel Vædele Egdal sikrede sig førstepladsen foran 11 andre deltagere. Med et vindende gennemsnit på 3.25 sekunder og en bedste tid på 2.63 sekunder henviste han Martin Vædele Egdal til andenpladsen på 3.70 sekunder. Tredjepladsen gik til Kasper Warberg Borg, der gennemførte runden med et gennemsnit på 5.62 sekunder.

Bag de forreste placeringer leverede flere deltagere markante personlige resultater i løbet af aftenen. Thea Herborn stillede op i 4 discipliner og opnåede en markant personlig rekord i Pyraminx med en tid på 5.85 sekunder, hvilket var en forbedring på 37.9 procent fra den tidligere rekord på 9.42 sekunder, foruden en 6. plads i 2x2x2 Cube. Takeru Victor Muto Asmund deltog ligeledes i 4 discipliner, hvor han satte en personlig rekord i 3x3x3 Cube på 21.63 sekunder og opnåede en 7. plads i Pyraminx.

Der var også travlhed for Luka Ota Teilmann, som gennemførte 4 discipliner ved denne cubing competition med en 7. plads i 3x3x3 Cube som sit bedste resultat. Thor Muto Asmund tog ligeledes 4 discipliner på programmet og opnåede en 6. plads i Skewb, mens Anette Warberg Borg stillede til start i 2 discipliner og fik en 16. plads i 2x2x2 Cube som sin bedste placering i turneringen.

Aftenen på Østervangsskolen afsluttede endnu en officiel WCA competition i kalenderen, hvor Danmark samlet set sikrede sig 10 podieplaceringer og USA tog 2 podieplaceringer. Hverdagscubing IX - Roskilde 2023 understregede det lokale fællesskab og det høje tekniske niveau på tværs af samtlige fire discipliner, inden deltagerne ser frem mod nye udfordringer i den kommende sæson.