Sydals Open 2025

Thirty-five competitors gathered at Sydals Hallen across March 22 and March 23, creating an intensely contested weekend of speedcubing in Tandslet, Denmark. With seventeen rounds scheduled across eleven distinct events, Sydals Open 2025 demanded razor-sharp consistency from the opening turns on Saturday to Sunday afternoon finals. The depth across the roster ensured that progression through the multi-round formats was hard-earned, leaving little margin for error on the timing mats throughout the 2025 tournament.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew all 35 entrants, making the path to the decisive second round a rigorous test of speed cubing excellence. Martin Vædele Egdal set the benchmark for the field, capturing first place with a winning average of 7.01 seconds and posting the round best single of 6.28 seconds. His command over the classic Rubik's Cube highlighted an exceptional weekend, standing at the summit of the 3x3 results against a determined lineup of Danish and international challengers.

Martin Vædele Egdal proved equally formidable across the heavier hardware, capturing titles in multiple disciplines. In the 4x4x4 Cube, he secured top honors with an average of 27.34 seconds, finishing ahead of Henri Gerber of Germany who logged a 29.32 average, while Rasmus Stub Detlefsen took third in 31.15. Martin Vædele Egdal also claimed the 5x5x5 Cube title with an average of 47.72, again outperforming Gerber at 56.12 and Detlefsen at 58.23. His big-cube campaign culminated in the 6x6x6 Cube, where he delivered a winning average of 1:31.47 over Gerber and Daniel Vædele Egdal.

Rasmus Stub Detlefsen mounted a powerful campaign in the shorter and specialty formats throughout Sydals Open 2025. In the 2x2x2 Cube, which featured 32 competitors over two rounds, Detlefsen clinched victory with a decisive average of 2.04 seconds, edging Martin Vædele Egdal who averaged 2.35 and Gerber at 2.55. Detlefsen repeated his winning form in Skewb with a 3.10 average, overcoming Daniel Vædele Egdal at 3.21 and Gerber at 3.23. Detlefsen also captured the Square-1 crown with a 5.95 average, leaving Martin Vædele Egdal in second at 9.90.

Beyond the podium battles, the depth of the field drove significant individual progress as competitors tested themselves in new events and shattered previous benchmarks. Victor Oster Süberkrüb entered eight events and secured a fifth-place finish in Square-1, achieving a 2x2x2 personal best of 1.70 seconds that was 37.7 percent faster than his prior mark, a 4x4x4 personal best of 42.53 seconds that improved by 34 percent, and a 5x5x5 personal best of 1:38.38. Jacob Meyer Schleussner tackled ten events, taking eleventh in Square-1 while attempting the 6x6x6 Cube for the first time with a 7:32.08 single, alongside a 5x5x5 personal best of 3:13.44 that was 38.7 percent faster and a 4x4x4 personal best of 1:49.99. Luke Mercy competed in four events, finishing sixteenth in Skewb, setting a 2x2x2 personal best of 3.34 seconds that was 43.4 percent faster, a Skewb personal best of 8.90 seconds, and registering his first official 4x4x4 attempt at 1:14.24. Momme Maraun entered five events, logging his first 5x5x5 Cube attempt at 7:37.58, a 2x2x2 personal best of 8.86 seconds that was 26.7 percent faster, and a 4x4x4 personal best of 2:51.33.

The determination across the venue continued with Samuel Rafn Andreasen, who took on ten events and reached seventh in the 7x7x7 Cube, posting a Square-1 personal best of 25.53 seconds that was 30.9 percent faster, a 6x6x6 personal best of 3:00.03, and a Pyraminx personal best of 6.40. Immanuel Voßeler entered eight events, placing fifth in Skewb, recording his first official 3x3x3 Blindfolded attempt at 4:55.26, and delivering personal bests in 2x2x2 at 1.84 seconds and Skewb at 4.40. Elliott Lyager Ryan undertook ten events, claiming fifteenth in Skewb while making first-ever attempts in 3x3x3 One-Handed at 2:06.51, Pyraminx at 8.54, and Square-1 at 1:14.66. Eskild Højlund Smalbro completed four events, finishing fifteenth in 2x2x2, attempting the 4x4x4 for the first time at 1:29.92, and lowering his 3x3x3 personal best to 13.22 seconds.

International competitors also made their presence felt on the top step of the podium during Sydals Open 2025. In the 7x7x7 Cube, Henri Gerber of Germany claimed first place with an impressive winning average of 2:28.60, besting Martin Vædele Egdal at 2:35.70 and Daniel Vædele Egdal at 2:48.94. Germany earned another title in Pyraminx, where Patrick Bolte finished atop a 28-competitor field with a 3.19 winning average, followed by Daniel Vædele Egdal at 3.45 and Martin Vædele Egdal at 3.65. Overall, Danish competitors captured 23 podium placements while German competitors took 10 across the weekend.

The technical categories rounded out an exhaustive schedule at Sydals Open 2025. Martin Vædele Egdal added two more victories to his tally, winning 3x3x3 One-Handed with an average of 13.07 seconds from a field of 21 solvers, and securing the 3x3x3 Blindfolded title by solving without sight in a best single time of 16.82 seconds. The high level of execution from the entire 35-person roster across eleven events marked the gathering in Tandslet as a thorough and competitive cubing competition that tested the full spectrum of speedcubing skills at this sanctioned WCA competition.

Da Martin Vædele Egdal stoppede uret på 16.82 i 3x3x3 Blindfolded, markerede det et af weekendens mest bemærkelsesværdige øjeblikke. Den lynhurtige tid i den synsfri disciplin satte barren højt i Sydals Hallen, hvor arrangører, delegerede og frivillige hjælpere fra start til slut sørgede for et velsmurt program. Uden det utrættelige arbejde ved dommerbordene og i opvarmningsområdet havde de mange runder i Tandslet, Denmark ikke kunnet gennemføres så gnidningsfrit.

Turneringen Sydals Open 2025 fandt sted den 22. og 23. marts 2025 og samlede 35 deltagere til en intensiv speedcubing-weekend. I alt 11 discipliner og 17 runder blev afviklet takket være det faste korps af officials, som holdt styr på alt fra opkald af grupper til indtastning af tider. Den lokale opbakning i hallen skabte en solid ramme for både erfarne deltagere og nye ansigter, der prøvede kræfter med en officiel cubing competition.

Martin Vædele Egdal dominerede i flere af de store discipliner. Ud over sin sejr i 3x3x3 Blindfolded vandt han den klassiske 3x3x3 Cube, som populært kaldes Rubik's Cube, med et gennemsnit på 7.01 og et bedste enkeltforsøg på 6.28 foran 34 andre deltagere. Han sikrede sig også førstepladsen i 4x4x4 Cube med et gennemsnit på 27.34, i 5x5x5 Cube med 47.72, i 6x6x6 Cube med 1:31.47 samt i 3x3x3 One-Handed med et gennemsnit på 13.07.

Rasmus Stub Detlefsen leverede ligeledes en imponerende række topplaceringer og vandt tre discipliner i Sydals Hallen. I Square-1 sikrede han sejren med et gennemsnit på 5.95, mens Martin Vædele Egdal tog andenpladsen med 9.90 og Daniel Vædele Egdal blev nummer tre med 12.30. Rasmus Stub Detlefsen var også hurtigst i 2x2x2 Cube med et vindende gennemsnit på 2.04 og i Skewb med et gennemsnit på 3.10, lige foran Daniel Vædele Egdal på 3.21 og Henri Gerber på 3.23.

De internationale gæster markerede sig også stærkt på podiet, særligt i de store terninger og specialkategorierne. Tyske Henri Gerber tog en overbevisende sejr i 7x7x7 Cube med et gennemsnit på 2:28.60 og et bedste enkeltforsøg på 2:21.75, foran Martin Vædele Egdal på 2:35.70 og Daniel Vædele Egdal på 2:48.94. I Pyraminx gik guldet til tyske Patrick Bolte med et gennemsnit på 3.19, efterfulgt af Daniel Vædele Egdal på 3.45 og Martin Vædele Egdal på 3.65. Samlet set tog Danmark 23 podieplaceringer og Tyskland 10.

Bag de forreste placeringer bød weekenden på store personlige fremskridt for mange af deltagerne. Lucas Skovborg Fyhn-Ryborg stillede op i ti discipliner og forbedrede sin personlige rekord i Square-1 med hele 26.3 procent til 19.63, samtidig med at han skar sin tid i 2x2x2 Cube ned til 1.81. Ciro Cheetancheri Kabileshkumar forbedrede sig markant i 4x4x4 Cube til 1:57.73, hvilket var 22.3 procent hurtigere end tidligere, og opnåede en 19. plads i 3x3x3 One-Handed. Milo Barczinski tog personlige rekorder i tre discipliner, herunder en forbedring på 18.4 procent i 4x4x4 Cube til 2:35.04 samt 17.69 i 3x3x3 Cube. Lucas Meyer Schleussner debuterede i Skewb med tiden 19.31 og forbedrede sin Pyraminx-tid til 21.03.

For fire af weekendens deltagere bød stævnet på deres allerførste WCA competition. Noah Nissen kastede sig ud i otte forskellige discipliner og opnåede blandt andet en 18. plads i 5x5x5 Cube med 2:27.65 samt debuterede i 4x4x4 Cube på 1:18.37 og Skewb på 17.49. Finn Visser prøvede kræfter med seks discipliner og noterede 17.84 i 3x3x3 Cube samt en 17. plads i 2x2x2 Cube. Willem Visser debuterede i fire discipliner og registrerede tider i Pyraminx på 26.82, Skewb på 20.15 og 3x3x3 Cube på 2:15.11, mens Amity Butkewitz fik sin officielle debut i 3x3x3 Cube med en tid på 26.26 og en 26. plads.

Da de sidste borde blev pakket sammen og resultaterne godkendt, sluttede Sydals Open 2025 som et vellykket arrangement drevet af fællesskab og præcision. Den store indsats fra dommere, blandere og arrangører banede vejen for et væld af personlige rekorder og intense finaler. Konkurrencen i Tandslet viste endnu en gang, hvordan dedikerede frivillige skaber fundamentet for sportens udvikling på tværs af alle niveauer.