Hverdagscubing XVI - Hvidovre 2025

Martin Vædele Egdal delivered a standout performance by securing victory in the 3x3x3 Cube with a winning average of 6.86 seconds, alongside a tournament-best single of 5.08 seconds. The compact single-day gathering brought 28 competitors together on June 26, 2025, turning a quiet Thursday into an energetic speedcubing showcase. Held in Hvidovre, Denmark, the event featured four intense events that challenged solvers across both traditional and blindfolded formats.

Lille Friheden served as the host venue, offering an intimate and welcoming competition hall where every solve could be observed up close. The room hummed with focus as timers started and stopped in rapid succession across the tables. Local participants and international travellers filled the space, creating a lively community atmosphere at this WCA competition. For a weekday event, the concentration inside the venue rivalled that of major weekend tournaments.

The 3x3 results formed the centrepiece of the tournament, featuring 26 competitors battling across a single high-stakes round. Martin Vædele Egdal captured first place on the podium, followed by Magnus Søndergaard Byrne with an 8.00 average for second place. Adam Marcellus Kelly rounded out the podium in third with an average of 8.36 seconds. Solvers tackled the classic Rubik's Cube with remarkable consistency throughout the afternoon, setting the standard for the entire meet.

In the 2x2x2 Cube event, Adam Marcellus Kelly climbed to the top of the standings with an impressive 1.82 average across a field of 27 competitors. Martin Vædele Egdal took second place with an average of 2.00, while Daniel Vædele Egdal earned third place with a 2.43 average. Daniel also achieved the fastest single solve of the entire discipline at 1.04 seconds, marking a standout highlight in the fast-paced opening rounds of the cubing competition.

Daniel Vædele Egdal excelled further in the Skewb event, taking first place with an average of 2.16 seconds and posting a rapid 1.74 single. Martin Vædele Egdal followed in second place with a 3.42 average, while Nicolas Køster Christensen secured third place at 3.62. The event drew 21 competitors, testing mechanical dexterity and precision on the corner-turning puzzle throughout a tight, competitive round at Hverdagscubing XVI - Hvidovre 2025.

Beyond the podium battles, several solvers achieved significant milestones away from the spotlight. Oscar Luigi M. Gravador recorded a Skewb personal best of 7.89 seconds, cutting 26.2 percent off his previous record, alongside finishing 11th in the 3x3x3 Cube. Silje Stevnsborg Nielsen improved her Skewb personal best to 5.40 seconds, a 25.6 percent drop, and lowered her 2x2x2 mark by 6.9 percent to 4.16 across four events. Elise Pajo Ortega achieved a 2x2x2 personal best of 5.03 seconds, a 19 percent improvement, and set a 3x3x3 mark of 23.89. Emil Stevnsborg Nielsen entered three events, taking on his first ever attempt at Skewb with a 13.05 result while lowering his 2x2x2 personal best by 18.9 percent to 5.96 seconds.

Other competitors marked fresh milestones across multiple disciplines during the meet. René Andreasen cut 16.5 percent from his 3x3x3 Cube personal best with a time of 37.38 seconds across two events. Hungarian competitor Boglárka Zoé Kupi tackled her first ever attempt at the 2x2x2 Cube, posting a 17.65 single, while also claiming 24th place in the 3x3x3 event. Fellow compatriot Zoltán Kupi completed his first ever attempt at Skewb with a time of 19.79 seconds and recorded a 21st-place finish in the 3x3x3 Cube, proving that personal growth was central to Hverdagscubing XVI - Hvidovre 2025.

The 3x3x3 Blindfolded event closed the day with a test of total recall, where competitors memorised the cube before donning blindfolds to solve it. Martin Vædele Egdal topped the 12-person field with a winning average of 22.11 seconds and a 19.25 single. Adam Marcellus Kelly secured second place with a 30.85 average, while Daniel Vædele Egdal finished third with an average of 1:16.83, completing a strong podium sweep for Danish competitors.

Across all four events, Danish competitors swept the top three steps, earning all 12 available podium positions throughout the tournament. The efficient format allowed competitors to test their skills in a focused, single-round environment at Lille Friheden. As speed cubing continues to thrive across the region in 2025, Hverdagscubing XVI - Hvidovre 2025 delivered an engaging evening of sharp solves and personal milestones.

Martin Vædele Egdal leverede stævnets mest markante præstation, da han sikrede sig sejren i 3x3x3 Cube med et imponerende gennemsnit på 6.86 sekunder. Konkurrencen fandt sted i Hvidovre, Denmark på spillestedet Lille Friheden den 26. juni 2025. Lokalerne dannede rammen om en intens dag med speedcubing, hvor koncentrationen og fællesskabet var i højsædet fra start til slut.

Hverdagscubing XVI - Hvidovre 2025 bød på fire discipliner fordelt over fire runder for de 28 deltagere, som var mødt op. Stemningen i salen bar præg af både højt tempo og dyb fokus, mens bordene ved Lille Friheden summede af aktivitet, hver gang dommerne lagde puslespillene klar til deltagerne.

I 3x3x3 Cube, den klassiske Rubik's Cube disciplin, var der 26 deltagere i ilden. Martin Vædele Egdal tog guldet foran Magnus Søndergaard Byrne, der leverede et solidt gennemsnit på 8.00 sekunder, mens Adam Marcellus Kelly sikrede sig tredjepladsen med et gennemsnit på 8.36 sekunder. Martin Vædele Egdal leverede desuden stævnets hurtigste enkeltforsøg i disciplinen med 5.08 sekunder.

Adam Marcellus Kelly fik dog revanche i 2x2x2 Cube, som tiltrak 27 deltagere. Med et gennemsnit på 1.82 sekunder og en bedste enkeltløsning på 1.67 sekunder strøg han helt til tops på podiet. Martin Vædele Egdal fulgte tæt efter med et gennemsnit på 2.00 sekunder, mens Daniel Vædele Egdal sikrede sig tredjepladsen med 2.43 sekunder i gennemsnit.

På Skewb-podiet var det Daniel Vædele Egdal, der dominerede feltet på 21 deltagere ved at tage førstepladsen med et gennemsnit på 2.16 sekunder samt en bedste tid på 1.74 sekunder. Martin Vædele Egdal tog andenpladsen med 3.42 sekunder, tæt forfulgt af Nicolas Køster Christensen, der lukkede podiet med 3.62 sekunder.

Blandt dagens mange bemærkelsesværdige præstationer fandt man også adskillige personlige milepæle, som sjældent rammer overskrifterne. Frederik Møller Randrup forbedrede sin personlige rekord i 3x3x3 Cube til 9.44 sekunder, hvilket var 7.9 procent hurtigere end hans tidligere rekord på 10.25 sekunder, og han sluttede som nummer 8. Daniel Berndt Lemvigh kappede 7.7 procent af sin personlige rekord i Skewb, som nu lyder på 11.72 sekunder, og opnåede en 17. plads i 3x3x3 Cube. Nicklas Graae Rasmussen gennemførte tre discipliner og sikrede en 18. plads i 3x3x3 Cube, mens Samuel Rafn Andreasen deltog i tre discipliner og nåede en 9. plads i 2x2x2 Cube. Walter Thompson Horowitz stillede op i to discipliner og opnåede en 17. plads i 2x2x2 Cube.

For to af deltagerne markerede denne cubing competition i 2025 deres allerførste WCA competition. Alfred Schønnemann Milsgaard fik sine første officielle tider nogensinde i tre discipliner med 7.71 i 2x2x2 Cube, 24.56 i 3x3x3 Cube samt 14.73 i Skewb, og sluttede som nummer 19 i Skewb. Thomas Hjortkjær debuterede ligeledes og satte sine første officielle tider med 6.27 i 2x2x2 Cube og 32.56 i 3x3x3 Cube, hvilket rakte til en 23. plads i sidstnævnte.

I 3x3x3 Blindfolded, hvor løserne skal memorere brikkernes placering før de tager bind for øjnene, triumferede Martin Vædele Egdal atter. Med et gennemsnit på 22.11 sekunder og et hurtigste enkeltforsøg på 19.25 sekunder vandt han foran Adam Marcellus Kelly med 30.85 sekunder og Daniel Vædele Egdal med 1:16.83 sekunder blandt de 12 deltagere.

Dermed sluttede Hverdagscubing XVI - Hvidovre 2025 som en kompakt og vellykket begivenhed med flotte resultater på tværs af de fire discipliner. Lille Friheden dannede en fremragende ramme for både erfarne profiler og debutanter, der alle satte deres præg på tabellerne i Hvidovre.