SaskatooNxN 2025

Inside St. Martins United Church, the competition hall hummed with energy as thirty-eight competitors gathered for SaskatooNxN 2025. Across the venue, tables were set with official timing mats and displays, creating a dedicated speedcubing arena in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The single-day schedule on August 2, 2025, brought an intensive atmosphere to the church space, where players focused strictly on layered puzzles ranging from standard cubes to complex big cubes across seven rounds of play.

The 2025 gathering welcomed participants from across the region to test their speed cubing execution under tournament conditions. Spectators and fellow entrants filled the seating area as competitors lined up to inspect their scrambled hardware. The setting at St. Martins United Church provided an intimate backdrop for the cubing competition, where quick turns, timer stops, and rapid hand movements defined the pacing from the first morning heat to the final round of the afternoon.

In the flagship 3x3x3 Cube, Jonathan Petry delivered the standout performance of the day across two rounds of intense solving. Petry captured the title with a winning average of 9.28 seconds and logged a best single of 8.24 seconds among thirty-eight participants. The 3x3 results came down to a razor-thin margin, as Aaron Cox took second place with an average of 9.33 seconds, while Lewis Unger secured third place with a 10.66 average to lock in an all-Canadian podium for the classic Rubik's Cube event.

Petry continued his dominant run in the mid-sized puzzles, capturing top honors in both the 4x4x4 Cube and 5x5x5 Cube divisions. In the 4x4x4 Cube, Petry secured first place with an average of 32.94 seconds, outpacing Zach Ramer, who finished second in 41.50 seconds, and Cox, who took third in 46.08 seconds. Petry then added the 5x5x5 Cube crown with an average of 1:07.43 and a single of 1:04.02, leading Nicolas Gravel at 1:14.70 and Ramer at 1:15.49.

The spotlight across the weekend also shone brightly on competitors taking on ambitious new challenges and posting substantial breakthroughs. Hunter Moberly dropped their 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 3.98 seconds, an improvement of 55.6 percent, while cutting 39.8 percent off their 3x3x3 Cube personal best with a 14.09 single. Kesenia Mansuy shaved 37.9 percent from their previous best on 2x2x2 Cube with a 5.18 finish, while also completing a first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube in 1:50.41 and 5x5x5 Cube in 4:25.12. Devery Mansuy lowered their 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 29.6 percent to 6.46 seconds and posted a first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Cube with a time of 42.40.

First-time entrants and expanding event repertoires added significant depth to the day's racing. Riley Kinsella took part in their first WCA competition, tackling three events and securing a best finish of 16th in 4x4x4 Cube with a 1:33.18 attempt alongside a 6.79 in 2x2x2 Cube. Biruk Corrigan also marked their first WCA competition by logging a 6.07 attempt in 2x2x2 Cube and a 42.15 in 3x3x3 Cube. Tran Minh Khoi tackled five events, earning a 5th place finish in 7x7x7 Cube with a first attempt of 4:52.41, while Blayze Braaten took on six events to place 8th in 6x6x6 Cube with a first attempt of 4:49.12. Cooper Prouten rounded out the surge with an improvement of 25.3 percent on 4x4x4 Cube to 1:21.26.

The 2x2x2 Cube division featured thirty-six competitors and delivered sharp times across the board. Aaron Cox captured the victory with a 3.36 second average and a best single of 2.83 seconds. Nicolas Gravel took second place on the podium with a 3.56 average, while Balam Thomas Perez claimed third place with a 3.66 mark. The compact format produced rapid turnarounds, with multiple Canadian competitors posting strong marks throughout the preliminary heats.

The largest puzzles closed out the program with Zach Ramer leading the way in the big cube categories. Ramer claimed the 6x6x6 Cube title with a 2:36.08 average, holding off Petry in second at 2:37.93 and Vianne Chang in third at 2:44.42. Ramer returned to the top step in the 7x7x7 Cube, posting a winning average of 4:00.31 with a single of 3:53.22, while Chang took second place with 4:09.24 and Laura Plourde earned third place with 4:25.12.

With all eighteen podium positions claimed by Canadian competitors across six events, SaskatooNxN 2025 concluded as a comprehensive showcase of multi-layered solving mastery. From the fast-paced 2x2x2 rounds to the demanding focus required on the 7x7x7 cubes, the church venue proved to be a vibrant hub for the local speedcubing community as the season moves forward.