Pickering NxNxN Summer 2025

The Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex buzzed with continuous motion as solving mats clicked and timers reset across every station. Solvers warmed their fingers over plastic layers while inspecting scrambled puzzles under bright venue lights. A total of 148 competitors gathered in Pickering, Ontario, Canada on June 21, 2025, bringing together seasoned contenders and dozens of fresh faces testing their practice on an official stage. The single-day tournament focused entirely on layered cubes, featuring five classic NxNxN events across six intense rounds.

For a substantial portion of the field, this cubing competition served as an entry point into sanctioned play. Newcomers taking their seats alongside experienced veterans provided a vibrant dynamic throughout the venue. First-timers learned the rhythm of tournament judges and official stopwatches, finding that stepping onto the floor brought its own unique test of composure. Across all age brackets and experience tiers, speed cubing newcomers embraced the challenge of larger puzzles and official cutoffs during a packed schedule of competition.

The main event spotlight belonged to the classic Rubik's Cube, where Morgan Yeh captured the title with a tournament-winning 5.79-second average in the final round. Yeh also posted the fastest single time of the event at 5.03 seconds. Bill Wang earned the runner-up spot on the podium with a 6.60 average, while George Scholey of the United Kingdom secured third place with a 6.86 average. Across two rounds of play, the 3x3 results showcased intense consistency from the top seeds.

Beyond the standard puzzle, Pickering NxNxN Summer 2025 showcased the full spectrum of larger hardware. The 4x4x4 Cube contest drew 81 competitors and concluded with Bill Wang taking victory via a 23.93-second average and a single solve of 22.47 seconds. Morgan Yeh finished closely behind in second with a 26.35 average, while Burno Li Chak Kwan of Hong Kong claimed third place with a 26.36 average, edging onto the podium by a hundredth of a second in an exceptionally tight finish.

In the 5x5x5 Cube, Arhaan Sareen topped a field of 63 solvers by logging a 44.07 average alongside a best single solve of 41.93 seconds. Burno Li Chak Kwan earned second place with a 46.60 average, and Bill Wang took the third podium step with a 46.84 average. The contest demanded intense finger stamina and complex center-building techniques, setting the stage for the massive puzzles scheduled later in the afternoon session.

Omar Ellabban proved dominant on the largest cubes of the day, sweeping both the six-layer and seven-layer divisions. In the 6x6x6 Cube, Ellabban secured first place with an average of 1:17.74 and a single of 1:13.97, leading Arhaan Sareen at 1:21.86 and Burno Li Chak Kwan at 1:31.56. Ellabban followed that success in the 7x7x7 Cube by posting a winning 1:59.42 average and a 1:57.41 single solve, finishing ahead of Sareen's 2:08.16 and Max Xiong's 2:30.31.

Away from the top steps of the podium, several competitors delivered massive leaps forward in their official careers. Luke Corneil took on five events, logging a personal best of 3:57.63 in the 6x6x6 Cube to improve by 44.6 percent, while also dropping his 5x5x5 Cube best to 1:55.70, an improvement of 38.6 percent, and recording his first official 7x7x7 Cube solve at 6:20.84. Stephen Scott tackled four events, setting a 5x5x5 Cube personal best of 3:00.05 which was 41.1 percent faster than before, trimming his 4x4x4 Cube mark to 1:00.79, and registering a debut 6x6x6 Cube result of 9:19.88. Matthew Tabinga shaved 41.6 percent off his 4x4x4 Cube mark with a new personal best of 42.01, while logging first-time attempts of 1:30.72 in the 5x5x5 Cube and 5:59.11 in the 7x7x7 Cube. Dontae Tien Nguyen dropped his 3x3x3 Cube best down to 16.52, an improvement of 44.1 percent, and completed a debut 4x4x4 Cube effort of 1:45.00.

Other competitors took on extensive event slates to expand their tournament resumés. Ethan Valencia entered five events, recording an 11th-place finish in the 7x7x7 Cube with an initial mark of 3:18.91, alongside first-time results of 39.74 in the 4x4x4 Cube and 1:06.36 in the 5x5x5 Cube. Kingsley Liu made a debut appearance at a WCA competition, tackling five separate events and earning a 22nd-place finish in the 7x7x7 Cube with a mark of 4:41.73, while also logging initial results of 10.37 on the 3x3x3 Cube and 51.60 on the 4x4x4 Cube. Nyal Umar entered five events, setting a 6x6x6 Cube best of 5:21.10 and adding inaugural marks of 1:55.48 in the 5x5x5 Cube and 8:49.16 in the 7x7x7 Cube. Juan Pablo Guerrero logged first-time solves across three categories, recording 1:56.00 in the 4x4x4 Cube, 3:16.03 in the 5x5x5 Cube, and 7:30.89 in the 6x6x6 Cube.

The single-day meet highlighted the broad international reach of speedcubing, with podium representation spread across Canada, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom. Host nation solvers captured eleven podium positions throughout the five events, while visiting competitors collected four. From the opening 3x3x3 heats to the final turns of the 7x7x7 Cube, the tournament delivered high-calibre solving and established new personal milestones for dozens of emerging solvers in Ontario.