Make Cutoff Maple Ridge 2025

One hundred and twenty-nine competitors assembled on September 6, 2025, filling the Albion Community Centre with focused intensity. The spacious venue provided an active hall for the single-day gathering, drawing puzzle enthusiasts from across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. With seven rounds scheduled across four distinct disciplines, the speedcubing community in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, turned out in full force to test their limits under official tournament conditions.

The Albion Community Centre offered an ideal backdrop for the high-tempo speed cubing schedule. Four events shared the staging area throughout Saturday, giving participants a demanding test across puzzles of varying complexity. From the rapid turns of short-format events to the heavier mechanical demands of big cubes, the hall maintained a steady hum of activity as athletes moved between staging stations and competition tables.

In the flagship 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube, 126 competitors battled through three full rounds to determine the champion. Asher Kim-Magierek from the United States captured the victory with a 6.24-second final average, anchored by a best single of 5.25 seconds. Xuanyu Sun of Canada secured the second step on the podium with an average of 6.90 seconds, while fellow Canadian Jeremy Xiang took third place averaging 7.98 seconds, highlighting the sharp standard at the top of the 3x3 results.

Asher Kim-Magierek claimed a second title on the day in the 2x2x2 Cube, topping a field of 110 competitors across two rounds. Kim-Magierek registered a winning average of 1.97 seconds and a best single of 1.42 seconds in the final round, having earlier logged a 0.79 single and a 1.86 average. Kevin Lê earned the runner-up spot with a 2.17 average, followed closely by Peter Barnwell in third place with a 2.31 average in an all-North American podium battle.

The 4x4x4 Cube challenged 64 competitors in a direct final round where control and turning consistency decided the standings. Ethan Rusnak of Canada navigated the four-layer puzzle to earn first place, posting a winning average of 29.97 seconds alongside a best single of 27.23 seconds. Asher Kim-Magierek followed in second with a 31.12 average, and Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez rounded out the podium positions with a 33.63 average for third place.

Beyond the podium battles, the floor at this cubing competition saw significant breakthroughs from competitors advancing their personal marks. Calum Fullerton took on three events and delivered a 63.8 percent improvement on the 2x2x2 Cube with a new personal best of 3.94 seconds, while also logging a first ever attempt at Clock in 19.00 seconds. Jun Seo Lee competed in three disciplines, dropping their 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 56.6 percent down to 2.41 seconds and setting fresh marks of 12.48 on 3x3x3 and 1:11.29 on 4x4x4. Andreas Morellato tackled four events, slicing 55.2 percent off their previous 4x4x4 Cube mark to finish in 54.43 seconds alongside a 9.57 personal best in the 3x3x3 Cube. Justin Hong entered four events, posting a Clock personal best of 12.58 seconds that was 50.9 percent faster than before, paired with a 37.65 personal best on the 4x4x4 Cube.

The breakthroughs continued across the full schedule as Logan Harasymow completed four events, notching a 46.6 percent personal best reduction on the 2x2x2 Cube to 3.17 seconds while completing first ever attempts in the 4x4x4 Cube at 1:47.87 and Clock at 23.34 seconds. Anurav Kansal entered four disciplines, dropping their 4x4x4 Cube personal best by 46.1 percent to 55.41 seconds and reaching a best finish of 13th place in Clock. Teo Mitchell took on four events, establishing a first official Clock attempt of 23.64 seconds alongside a 48.6 percent cut to their 2x2x2 Cube personal best at 5.11 seconds. Aiden Crothers completed four events, securing a 22nd-place finish in 4x4x4 Cube with a first attempt of 44.39 seconds, a first Clock attempt of 12.68 seconds, and a 23 percent improvement on 3x3x3 Cube down to 11.35 seconds.

Clock wrapped up the slate with 45 entrants navigating the double-sided mechanical puzzle. Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez took top honors for Canada with an average of 5.52 seconds and a single of 4.83 seconds. Ash Chen claimed second place with a 5.91 average, and Jeremy Xiang earned another podium finish on the day, placing third with a 7.45 average to cap an intense slate of solving.

The single-day WCA competition concluded with Canadian competitors claiming nine podium spots and the United States taking three. Make Cutoff Maple Ridge 2025 delivered tight races, fast milestones, and strong individual progression at the Albion Community Centre, setting a high standard as the regional calendar looks ahead to the next season of tournament play.