PR Time in Burnaby 2025

Eighty-two competitors arrived at the Bonsor Recreation Complex on February 8, 2025, bringing speedcubing energy to Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. For several participants, stepping onto the competition floor marked their introduction to the World Cube Association circuit, while seasoned solvers prepared for a packed schedule of eleven rounds across six events. PR Time in Burnaby 2025 delivered a full day of action, balancing the pressure of elite solving with the welcoming atmosphere that defines a major speed cubing gathering.

The 3x3x3 Cube, the quintessential classic Rubik's Cube event, saw eighty solvers take to the tables across three tense rounds. Asher Kim-Magierek from the United States captured top honours with a winning average of 6.02 seconds, backed by a rapid single of 5.03 seconds. Sameer Aggarwal followed in second place with an average of 6.99 seconds, while Canada's Ethan Rusnak earned third on the podium with a mark of 7.16 seconds, closing out an exceptional set of 3x3 results.

Kim-Magierek also dominated the 2x2x2 Cube event, finishing atop a field of seventy-four solvers across two rounds with an average of 1.45 seconds and a best single of 1.15 seconds. Kevin Lê took second place for Canada with an average of 2.13 seconds, while Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez secured the third spot with an average of 2.54 seconds. The short format left virtually no margin for error, setting a frantic pace early in the day.

Across the larger puzzles, Sameer Aggarwal captured victory in the 4x4x4 Cube, posting a winning average of 29.53 seconds and a best single of 28.20 seconds in a competition that featured fifty-four competitors over two rounds. Kim-Magierek secured the runner-up position with an average of 29.90 seconds, and Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez claimed his second podium of the weekend by finishing third with 32.03 seconds.

In the single-round 5x5x5 Cube, Jack Anderson claimed the title with an average of 57.52 seconds, narrowly edging out Taiyo Berčič of Slovenia, who finished with 57.95 seconds, and Kim-Magierek, who took third in 59.29 seconds. Meanwhile, Aggarwal picked up another win in Square-1, winning the event with a 5.87 average ahead of Kim-Magierek at 9.29 seconds and Ethan Rusnak at 13.61 seconds. Kevin Lê secured first place in Skewb with a 2.87 average, ahead of Kim-Magierek and Aggarwal.

Away from the top of the podiums, the cubing competition provided an ideal stage for breakthrough personal achievements. Xavier Hong recorded a dramatic 49.6 percent drop in Skewb to hit a personal best of 5.46 seconds, alongside a 17.8 percent improvement in 5x5x5 Cube with 3:04.58. Owen Zong improved their 4x4x4 Cube mark by 37.6 percent to 1:25.54, while Wyatt Michael Wagstaff cut 28.6 percent off their previous 4x4x4 Cube mark to reach 1:16.66 and took on the 5x5x5 Cube for the first time, logging 2:16.48. Max Qi tackled both big cubes for the first time, finishing the 4x4x4 Cube in 1:20.07 and the 5x5x5 Cube in 3:54.08, while dropping their Skewb best by 34.1 percent to 9.72 seconds.

Other competitors took on brand new challenges across diverse disciplines. Jacob Loukko recorded their first ever attempts at 4x4x4 Cube with 49.07, Square-1 with 15.86, and 2x2x2 Cube with 2.83, while earning a tenth-place finish in Skewb across six events entered. Gabriel Gaza made first attempts in 4x4x4 Cube with 1:00.17 and Square-1 with 28.53, while Andrew Tran posted debut times in Skewb at 13.50, 2x2x2 Cube at 22.78, and 4x4x4 Cube at 1:48.02. Samuel Felix also completed maiden attempts in 4x4x4 Cube at 2:00.43 and Square-1 at 48.94 seconds.

For first-time attendees, this WCA competition offered an exciting entry point into official solving. William Yu logged debut times of 6.02 on the 2x2x2 Cube and 10.40 on the 3x3x3 Cube, while Yurui Chi recorded marks of 4.50 and 12.64 across the same two events. Aiden Lacour finished their first official solves with 7.11 on 2x2x2 Cube and 23.96 on 3x3x3 Cube, and Maddox Boon completed their first tournament solves in 8.47 and 32.43 seconds respectively.

The event highlighted the international reach of speedcubing, with United States competitors earning eleven podium places, Canada taking six, and Slovenia earning one. The day closed with eighty-two solvers sharing their achievements, from podium medals to personal milestones. As PR Time in Burnaby 2025 concluded, the gathering demonstrated the shared drive and camaraderie that bring the cubing community together year after year.