Risbjerg Februar 2025

Solving a puzzle without sight requires complete mental discipline, demanding competitors to memorise every piece before donning a blindfold and executing turns entirely from memory. In the 3x3x3 Blindfolded final at Risbjergskolen, Aulaen, Martin Vædele Egdal delivered the weekend standard of clarity under pressure, taking first place with a single solve of 22.32 seconds. Victor Valentin Glyrskov followed in second place with a time of 39.80 seconds, while Sweden competitor Isac Lindqvist secured third place with 1:12.92. It set the tone for an intense weekend of speedcubing in Hvidovre, Denmark, where 48 competitors gathered across February 22 to February 23.

Across 17 rounds and 11 distinct events, Risbjerg Februar 2025 showcased the full breadth of modern competition. Martin Vædele Egdal proved to be the central figure of the weekend, capturing titles across multiple categories. In the traditional 3x3x3 Cube event, he claimed victory with a 6.56-second average and a best single of 5.82 seconds across three competitive rounds. Magnus Søndergaard Byrne finished as runner-up with an average of 7.76 seconds, while Daniel Vædele Egdal took third place with 8.04 seconds, completing a high-standard set of 3x3 results in the premier discipline.

The 2x2x2 Cube event brought an exceptionally deep field of 38 competitors across two rounds. Martin Vædele Egdal earned first place with a winning average of 2.15 seconds and a best single of 1.10 seconds. Daniel Vædele Egdal placed second with an average of 2.33 seconds, and Magnus Søndergaard Byrne took third with 2.38 seconds. The speed cubing action in this discipline saw blistering times across the brackets, with Martin Vædele Egdal posting an opening-round single of 1.42 and an average of 1.89 seconds, while Adam Marcellus Kelly recorded a 1.69 single and a 2.42 average.

Single-handed mastery was on display in the 3x3x3 One-Handed competition, where Martin Vædele Egdal again secured top honours with a 10.85-second average and a remarkable 7.39 single across two rounds. Daniel Vædele Egdal took second place with a 13.59 average, and Magnus Søndergaard Byrne followed in third at 15.61 seconds. Moving to the larger 5x5x5 Cube, Martin Vædele Egdal led the single-round contest with a winning average of 48.78 seconds, finishing ahead of Magnus Søndergaard Byrne at 53.56 seconds and Adam Marcellus Kelly at 57.16 seconds.

The complexity of the Megaminx saw Martin Vædele Egdal triumph with a 39.30-second average and a single of 35.40 seconds, ahead of Magnus Søndergaard Byrne at 48.88 seconds and Daniel Vædele Egdal at 49.69 seconds. Martin also picked up a win in the Square-1 event with an 8.05 average and a best solve of 7.05 seconds. Meanwhile, Daniel Vædele Egdal claimed a victory of his own in Skewb, taking the gold with an average of 2.86 seconds over Martin Vædele Egdal at 3.09 seconds and Benjamin Thunbo Jonassen at 3.59 seconds.

Away from the top steps of the podium, several competitors delivered massive personal breakthroughs across multiple disciplines. Jason Zhishen Zhang of Hong Kong entered six events and cut his Skewb personal best down by 55.5 percent to 6.07 seconds, while also trimming his Pyraminx mark to 9.08 seconds, 29.2 percent faster than before, and setting a 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best of 22.53 seconds. Samuel Rafn Andreasen entered seven disciplines and dropped his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best by 28.8 percent to 20.89 seconds, alongside a 26.7 percent improvement in Skewb with a 6.11 single and a 1:54.17 personal best in Megaminx.

First-time event entries also provided meaningful milestones throughout the weekend. Ali Kirseven of Turkey contested six events, registering first-ever official marks in Megaminx at 2:22.32, Skewb at 8.69 seconds, and 3x3x3 One-Handed at 57.18 seconds. Sebastian Rasmussen logged his first career Skewb result at 31.80 seconds and knocked 28.2 percent off his Pyraminx personal best with a 10.72 single. Jonas Bukrinski Andersen tackled nine events, posting a first attempt in 3x3x3 Fewest Moves with 43 moves and a Megaminx personal best of 3:32.83. Alfred Anthony Riise Lucas contested ten events, setting a first 3x3x3 Fewest Moves mark of 51 while dropping his 5x5x5 Cube personal best to 1:08.56. Ernesti Jokela of Finland took on six events, recording a first 5x5x5 Cube solve of 2:22.42 and improving his 3x3x3 Cube best to 14.51 seconds.

Alternative puzzle formats rounded out the comprehensive competition schedule. Isak Gylling Roepstorff captured the Pyraminx title with a swift 2.98 average and a best single of 2.18 seconds across two rounds. In the Clock event, Silas Kampp Richter Lassen emerged victorious with an average of 4.50 seconds and a best single of 3.46 seconds, ahead of Adam Marcellus Kelly at 5.91 seconds and Daniel Vædele Egdal at 6.64 seconds. Adam Marcellus Kelly stood atop the podium in 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, solving the classic Rubik's Cube puzzle in a winning average of 23.00 moves and a single best of 19.

With 32 podium finishes earned by Danish competitors and one by Sweden, the gathering in Hvidovre showcased the high level of speedcubing skill present throughout the region. From the extreme mental demands of blindfolded solving to the frantic pace of 2x2x2 and the strategic efficiency of fewest moves, every event tested the technical mastery of the competitors. As the 2025 season progresses, this WCA competition stands as a display of preparation and execution across the full spectrum of competitive cubing.

Med et bemærkelsesværdigt gennemsnit på 6.56 sekunder i den klassiske 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube sikrede Martin Vædele Egdal sig weekendens mest markante triumf. Turneringen bød på intens speedcubing over to dage, hvor 48 deltagere mødtes til 17 runder fordelt over 11 forskellige discipliner. Blandt de fremmødte var der både etablerede profiler og nye talenter, som alle kæmpede mod uret. Det høje niveau var tydeligt fra de første indledende heats til de afgørende finaler på scenen.

Arrangementet Risbjerg Februar 2025 fandt sted i Aulaen på Risbjergskolen i Hvidovre, Denmark, i weekenden den 22. til 23. februar 2025. Denne officielle WCA competition samlede deltagere på tværs af mange aldersgrupper og erfaringer til en tætpakket cubing competition. Weekenden bød på en lang række discipliner, der strakte sig fra lynhurtige løsninger på mini-terninger til mere komplekse og strategiske udfordringer. Stemningen i lokalet bar præg af koncentration, fællesskab og en konstant jagt på nye milepæle.

Resultattavlen for hoveddisciplinen 3x3x3 Cube cementerede en stærk dansk dominans, idet Martin Vædele Egdal tog guldet foran Magnus Søndergaard Byrne, der leverede et gennemsnit på 7.76 sekunder. På tredjepladsen fulgte Daniel Vædele Egdal med et flot gennemsnit på 8.04 sekunder. Den hurtigste enkelttid i denne kategori tilhørte ligeledes Martin Vædele Egdal, som stoppede timeren på imponerende 5.82 sekunder i løbet af de tre afviklede runder med i alt 39 deltagere.

I Skewb-finalen var det Daniel Vædele Egdal, der tog sejren med et gennemsnit på 2.86 sekunder foran Martin Vædele Egdal på 3.09 og Benjamin Thunbo Jonassen på 3.59 sekunder. Den populære Clock-konkurrence blev vundet af Silas Kampp Richter Lassen i tiden 4.50 sekunder, mens Adam Marcellus Kelly blev nummer to på 5.91 sekunder. I Pyraminx sikrede Isak Gylling Roepstorff sig guldet med 2.98 sekunder i gennemsnit, og i 3x3x3 Fewest Moves tog Adam Marcellus Kelly førstepladsen med et gennemsnit på 23.00 træk og en bedste enkeltløsning på 19 træk.

Martin Vædele Egdal fortsatte sin stærke form i flere andre discipliner, herunder Megaminx med et vindende gennemsnit på 39.30 sekunder og 5x5x5 Cube med 48.78 sekunder. Han tog også sejren i 3x3x3 One-Handed med 10.85 sekunder samt i Square-1 med 8.05 sekunder. I 3x3x3 Blindfolded, hvor løseren skal huske terningens mønster før bindet tages for øjnene, vandt han med en enkelttid på 22.32 sekunder, foran Victor Valentin Glyrskov på 39.80 sekunder og svenske Isac Lindqvist på 1:12.92. I 2x2x2 Cube vandt Martin Vædele Egdal med et gennemsnit på 2.15 sekunder.

Bag medaljerne gemte der sig adskillige store personlige gennembrud under Risbjerg Februar 2025. Levi Butenko leverede en fremragende præstation i Pyraminx med en personlig rekord på 3.04 sekunder, hvilket var 26.7 procent hurtigere end tidligere, samt en personlig rekord på 29.36 i 3x3x3 One-Handed, hvilket var en forbedring på 25.5 procent. Noah Sandfeld Melcher deltog i hele 7 discipliner og skar 26.1 procent af sin hidtidige rekord i Megaminx med tiden 1:12.32, foruden en samlet 7. plads i 3x3x3 Cube. Edgar Varga forbedrede sig markant i tre discipliner med personlige rekorder på 7.59 i Pyraminx, 4.87 i 2x2x2 Cube og 10.82 i 3x3x3 Cube, hvor han opnåede en 18. plads. René Andreasen skar 22.7 procent af sin bedste tid i 5x5x5 Cube, da han satte personlig rekord med 6:53.77.

Weekenden bød også på vigtige milepæle for flere andre deltagere. Kristoffer Kabat kastede sig over sit første officielle forsøg nogensinde i 2x2x2 Cube og leverede en tid på 5.74 sekunder. Samtidig var stævnet den allerførste officielle turnering for to debutanter, som begge fik deres tider registreret for første gang. Erik Gudmundur Holmsgaard gennemførte sit første forsøg i 3x3x3 Cube i tiden 20.57 sekunder, mens Hiroki Kobayashi noterede sit første officielle forsøg i samme disciplin med tiden 1:21.05. Disse præstationer vidnede om den brede udvikling og vilje til at udfordre sig selv på tværs af alle niveauer.

Konkurrencen bød samlet set på 32 podieplaceringer til Danmark og en enkelt til Sverige. Fra de teknisk krævende discipliner som blindfold og énhåndsløsning til de lynhurtige sekunder på 2x2x2 terningen var niveauet tårnhøjt hele vejen igennem. Risbjerg Februar 2025 efterlod et stærkt indtryk af et engageret miljø præget af personlige rekorder og stor sportslig spænding, og deltagerne kan nu se frem mod de næste udfordringer i sæsonen.