Hvidovre Mini Januar 2025

A scintillating 21.14 single solve in 3x3x3 Blindfolded by Martin Vædele Egdal delivered the standout performance of Hvidovre Mini Januar 2025. Solving without sight demands flawless memorisation and execution under intense pressure, and Egdal delivered just that to lead the field of twelve blindfolded specialists. The single-day speedcubing tournament brought 22 competitors to Bibliotekscafeen in Hvidovre, Denmark on January 26, 2025, offering intense head-to-head racing across six official disciplines and nine action-packed rounds.

The one-day cubing competition served up an enthralling regional duel among top Danish talents, notably between Martin Vædele Egdal and Daniel Vædele Egdal. The two pushed each other across multiple finals, demonstrating exceptional versatility. Martin took the top spot in four separate categories, while Daniel mounted strong challenges in nearly every shared event. Together with frequent podium contender Adam Marcellus Kelly, Danish competitors swept all eighteen podium spots available across the entire schedule in Hvidovre.

In 4x4x4 Cube, Martin Vædele Egdal showed decisive speed over two full rounds among eighteen contenders. He captured the gold medal with a winning average of 25.41 seconds and a best single time of 23.55 seconds. Daniel Vædele Egdal took second place with an average of 34.61 seconds, followed closely by Adam Marcellus Kelly in third at 36.02 seconds. The larger cubes continued to showcase Martin's dominance as he also claimed the 6x6x6 Cube title, posting a winning average of 1:38.73 ahead of Kelly at 1:51.29 and Daniel at 1:53.50.

The one-handed event produced another showcase of dexterity and tactical skill. In the single-round 3x3x3 One-Handed contest featuring sixteen competitors, Martin Vædele Egdal secured his fourth victory of the day with an average of 11.72 seconds, complemented by a lightning-fast single of 8.66. While fans often scrutinise standard 3x3 results, the single-handed variant tested solve planning to the limit. Daniel Vædele Egdal finished as runner-up with a 16.17 average, edging out Adam Marcellus Kelly by just two hundredths of a second as Kelly recorded a 16.19 average for third.

Beyond the familiar podium contenders, several competitors made immense breakthroughs that defined the character of the competition. Konrad Storgaard produced a massive leap in 2x2x2 Cube, setting a personal best of 2.48 seconds which was 52.7 percent faster than his prior mark of 5.24, alongside a 4x4x4 Cube personal best of 2:26.90 that improved his record by 21.5 percent while placing tenth in blindfolded. Samuel Rafn Andreasen entered five events, cutting 22.6 percent off his 4x4x4 Cube best to reach 45.60, improving his 6x6x6 Cube best by 12.9 percent to 3:24.29, and shaving 12.4 percent off his Clock mark down to 19.31.

Fresh milestones continued across the floor as Sebastian Dybbroe Tang tackled his first ever official attempt at Clock, completing a clean solve in 20.62 seconds. Sigfús Flensted-Jensen recorded personal bests in both of his events, taking eighth place in Clock with an 8.72 second solve while trimming his 2x2x2 Cube mark by 14.7 percent down to 2.72 seconds. Takeru Victor Muto Asmund contested five events and improved his 4x4x4 Cube best by 16.6 percent to 1:11.30. Meanwhile, Malte Oliver Bøgh Kjøller took on all six events and notched a 6x6x6 Cube personal best of 4:16.21 alongside a sixth-place finish in 2x2x2 Cube, and Alfred Anthony Riise Lucas took on five events, achieving a best finish of sixth place in 3x3x3 One-Handed.

The short sprint of the 2x2x2 Cube event saw Daniel Vædele Egdal turn the tables to capture top honours. Across two rounds featuring twenty competitors, Daniel clinched first place with a rapid winning average of 1.91 seconds and a best single of 1.69 seconds. Martin Vædele Egdal claimed second place with an average of 1.98 seconds, while Adam Marcellus Kelly secured third place with 2.43 seconds. The event was packed with blistering single solves, including a 0.82 single from Martin and a 0.95 from Victor Valentin Glyrskov.

The Clock competition delivered the closest finish of the day, proving that speed cubing precision requires nerves of steel. Andreas Friis Thorkildsen and Victor Valentin Glyrskov tied on winning averages of 4.66 seconds across the final, with Thorkildsen officially claiming the championship title. Glyrskov secured second place, while Adam Marcellus Kelly claimed yet another podium finish in third with an average of 5.32 seconds. Thorkildsen also registered the fastest single attempt in the event at 2.68 seconds.

The memorable action at Hvidovre Mini Januar 2025 concluded with memorable marks across every discipline, from miniature speed sprints to intricate blindfolded challenges. The tournament illustrated the strength of the regional community in Denmark, where veteran competitors and emerging solvers met at the tables for an intense day of classic Rubik's Cube variants. Every round pushed participants to finer margins, concluding another successful WCA competition chapter for the local speedcubing scene.

Martin Vædele Egdal leverede stævnets mest markante præstation ved at vinde fire ud af seks discipliner, da Hvidovre Mini Januar 2025 løb af stablen den 26. januar 2025. I Bibliotekscafeen i Hvidovre, Denmark mødtes 22 deltagere til en intens søndag med speedcubing på højt niveau. Feltet bød på både lokale profiler og deltagere, der havde tilbagelagt lange distancer for at være med, herunder deltagere fra Litauen, Kina og Storbritannien.

Blandt de tilrejsende var Joy Liou Liu (刘丽欧) fra Kina, Callum James Goodyear-Jørgensen fra Storbritannien samt Lukas Paskauskas fra Litauen, som alle tog turen til Vestegnen for at prøve kræfter med de officielle runder. Den kompakte cubing competition samlede et alsidigt felt over ni runder, hvor Martin Vædele Egdal satte tonen med en sejr i 4x4x4 Cube på gennemsnitstiden 25.41 foran Daniel Vædele Egdal med 34.61 og Adam Marcellus Kelly med 36.02.

I den udfordrende 3x3x3 Blindfolded, hvor løseren skal memorere terningen inden udførelsen med bind for øjnene, sikrede Martin Vædele Egdal sig endnu en guldmedalje med en bedste enkeltløsning på 21.14. Adam Marcellus Kelly tog andenpladsen med 24.59, mens Victor Valentin Glyrskov sikrede sig bronze med 32.88. Vinderen fulgte op med en triumf i 3x3x3 One-Handed, hvor han med et gennemsnit på 11.72 og en enkeltløsning på 8.66 holdt Daniel Vædele Egdal og Adam Marcellus Kelly bag sig.

Ved de store terninger fortsatte dominansen på 6x6x6 Cube, som Martin Vædele Egdal vandt sikkert i gennemsnitstiden 1:38.73, mens Adam Marcellus Kelly tog sølvet i 1:51.29 og Daniel Vædele Egdal fik bronze i 1:53.50. Dagens mest jævnbyrdige duel fandt sted i Clock, hvor Andreas Friis Thorkildsen og Victor Valentin Glyrskov begge præsterede et finalegennemsnit på 4.66. Thorkildsen tog sejren med stævnets hurtigste enkeltløsning på 2.68, mens Adam Marcellus Kelly tog tredjepladsen i 5.32.

Bag de øverste podieplaceringer bød Hvidovre Mini Januar 2025 på store personlige milepæle for mange af deltagerne. Nicolas Køster Christensen forbedrede sin personlige rekord i 2x2x2 Cube med 25.7 procent til 1.39 og opnåede en femteplads. Maica Neri Birch Sjøstrand skar 9.2 procent af sin personlige rekord i Clock med en tid på 7.41 og nåede en syvendeplads i 4x4x4 Cube. Thea Herborn gennemførte sit første officielle forsøg i 6x6x6 Cube i tiden 4:07.64, forbedrede sin Clock-rekord med 7.8 procent til 4.35 og blev nummer syv i 3x3x3 One-Handed.

For to debutanter blev denne WCA competition en helt særlig oplevelse, da Lukas Paskauskas gennemførte sit allerførste 2x2x2 Cube-forsøg med tiden 13.28, mens Lasse Flensted-Jensen fik sin debut i Clock med et resultat på 13.22. Samtidig leverede Joy Liou Liu (刘丽欧) en personlig rekord på 41.37 i 4x4x4 Cube samt en sjetteplads i 6x6x6 Cube, mens Thomas Sonnenberg Jarner deltog i alle seks discipliner og sikrede en fjerdeplads i 4x4x4 Cube.

I den hurtige 2x2x2 Cube måtte Martin Vædele Egdal dog se sig henvist til andenpladsen af Daniel Vædele Egdal, som tog sejren i finalen med et gennemsnit på 1.91 mod Martins 1.98. Disciplinen bød på et væld af stærke tider, hvor Adam Marcellus Kelly tog tredjepladsen med 2.43 i en finale med tæt konkurrence blandt de tyve deltagere.

Med alle atten podieplaceringer vundet af danske deltagere markerede Hvidovre Mini Januar 2025 en begivenhedsrig start på året for det nationale miljø omkring den klassiske Rubik's Cube. Fra de internationale gæster, der rejste langt for at deltage, til de nye debutanter i Bibliotekscafeen, bød dagen på et højt niveau og solide tider på tværs af samtlige discipliner.