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Alberta 10th Anniversary 2025

Sherwood Park, Alberta · 3 January 2025 · 13 events · 146 competitors · 305 personal bests

Max Xiong (熊锐明) won four of the 13 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Benjamin Buchner by 0.13 seconds. 146 competitors produced 305 personal bests, 139 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Lucas Duan took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:39.69 down to 39.15, 61 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Max Xiong (熊锐明) — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.13s
closest final — 2×2, Benjamin Buchner over Benjamin Ragan
305
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Caleb dela Fuente6.627.06
2×2Benjamin Buchner2.222.74
4×4Max Xiong (熊锐明)25.3827.84
5×5Max Xiong (熊锐明)48.7150.80
6×6Max Xiong (熊锐明)1:23.471:26.63
7×7Max Xiong (熊锐明)2:03.692:07.01
3×3 blindfoldedJake Klassen18.44—
3×3 one-handedKyle Santucci10.0910.65
ClockMax Ulan6.366.59
MegaminxLucas Kuczaj30.1733.51
PyraminxEthan Basanov3.033.39
SkewbKyle Santucci3.944.77
Square-1Ryan Yasinko9.9812.70

The PB harvest

305 set · 139 still standing
  • Bryce Davies — 3×3 single 6.49: into the top 0.84% of the event's history.
  • Benjamin Ragan — 2×2 single 1.23: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Liam Bolduc — 2×2 single 1.41: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Bryce Davies — 2×2 single 1.48: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Mercer — 2×2 single 1.87: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Griffin Clem — Skewb single 2.81: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Sahijveer Grewal — 2×2 single 1.96: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Cooper Kurata — 2×2 single 2.06: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

146 competitors · 1386 results · 13 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Caleb dela Fuente won it with a 7.06 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1L2 D2 L2 U' L2 R2 F2 U B D2 R D L' U2 L2 F' L' U' L R2
  2. 2U F R B' D' F' D L D2 F B2 L2 D' B2 R2 U R2 B2 U2 R2
  3. 3D R2 U F D2 U2 F L2 D2 R2 F U2 D' R D' L' U B L2
  4. 4D2 R D' R' L' U F2 D L' F D2 F' D2 B' R2 F
  5. 5F' D R' D L2 B' F' L2 R2 B R2 F' D' L' D2 B' D' L' B2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

146 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.