Maple Ridge Favourites 2025

A mere 0.05 seconds decided the premier contest as Maple Ridge Favourites 2025 delivered drama from the opening turns to the final solve. Held at the Albion Community Center on January 4, 2025, the one-day gathering welcomed 127 competitors to Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. Across 13 events and 14 total rounds, the intensity never wavered, but nothing matched the razor-thin margin at the summit of the main event.

The 3x3 results came down to a breathtaking duel in the second round of the classic Rubik's Cube. Sameer Aggarwal of the United States secured victory with a 6.60-second average, anchored by a best single of 6.16 seconds. Luke Jankowiak pushed Aggarwal to the absolute brink, taking second place for Canada with a 6.65 average, while fellow Canadian Brian Sun claimed third with a 6.92 average. In a field of 111 competitors, the top two were separated by the slimmest fraction of a heartbeat.

Aggarwal was not done with a single title, also capturing first place in Square-1 by putting up a winning average of 5.81 seconds and a best single of 4.30 seconds. Meanwhile, Peter Barnwell earned top honors in the 2x2x2 Cube, logging a blistering 1.89-second average and a 1.73 single to lead a Canadian podium sweep ahead of Dilshawn Sidhu at 2.35 and Jimmy Zhang at 2.91.

Big cube specialist Kevin Hays produced a commanding series of performances across the larger puzzles. Hays won the 4x4x4 Cube with a 29.01 average, then doubled down on the 6x6x6 Cube with a winning mark of 1:24.30. He completed his triple crown in the 7x7x7 Cube, posting a 2:03.77 average to finish ahead of Jack Anderson and Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez, proving once again his enduring mastery of large-scale turning.

Beyond the podiums, the official scorecards at Maple Ridge Favourites 2025 captured remarkable individual milestones. Thomas G. Yatco took on three events, posting a personal best of 21.33 seconds in 3x3x3 Cube to improve his previous mark by 44.7 percent, while logging his first career attempts in Pyraminx at 7.58 and Skewb at 6.25. Caden Nagata tackled four events, recording a 43.6 percent drop on 4x4x4 Cube with a 1:01.56 personal best and delivering maiden efforts in 3x3x3 One-Handed at 23.31 and 2x2x2 Cube at 4.66. Jayden Wu improved his 3x3x3 Cube best by 38.3 percent down to 21.70 seconds and logged first attempts in Megaminx at 3:36.87 and Skewb at 9.30. Oliver Kaplan earned a tenth-place finish in Pyraminx with a 5.46 personal best, 35.4 percent faster than before, while making his first attempts at 4x4x4 Cube and 2x2x2 Cube.

The surge of personal bests continued across every discipline. Aaron Sheng shaved 56.8 percent off his 2x2x2 Cube best down to 3.93 seconds, cut his 3x3x3 Cube best to 21.94, and completed a first official Clock attempt in 16.81 seconds. Eric Yuran Geng entered four disciplines, taking 12th in Megaminx while recording debut marks in Megaminx at 2:18.06, 4x4x4 Cube at 1:27.52, and 5x5x5 Cube at 3:37.43. Spencer Fraser made maiden attempts in Megaminx at 3:19.98 and Clock at 18.50, alongside a 4.75 personal best in 2x2x2 Cube. Easton Grey Bartlett posted a 3.32 personal best in 2x2x2 Cube, improved on 3x3x3 Cube by 21.8 percent to 14.89, and delivered a first-time 34.39 in 3x3x3 One-Handed.

In other specialty disciplines, Ethan Davis secured a memorable double victory. Davis took the 3x3x3 Blindfolded crown with a 28.27 average, requiring complete memorisation before executing the solve, and added the Megaminx title with a 37.24 average. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Max Siauw took first place with a 49.52 average, edging Hays by just over a second.

Side events rounded out the day with sharp performances. Kevin Lê won Skewb with a 3.95 average, Mihir A. Rai topped the Pyraminx standings at 2.43, and Kenny Zhong captured 3x3x3 One-Handed in 13.52 seconds. Alex Moscibroda triumphed in Clock with a 3.52 average for Switzerland. The international spread saw the USA claim 19 podium spots and Canada 18 across all disciplines.

With fast turnarounds and intense competition from start to finish, Maple Ridge Favourites 2025 concluded a memorable day of speed cubing in British Columbia. As this high-energy cubing competition brought out the best in seasoned champions and rising talents alike, competitors left Albion Community Center with fresh personal benchmarks for the 2025 speedcubing season.

The sheer variety of events, from one-handed solving to massive seven-layer puzzles, demonstrated the breadth of talent across the regional circuit. Every round of this WCA competition tested nerve and technique, setting a high standard for future meets across Western Canada.