Competitions · Germany

Kölner Kubing 2025

Köln · 23 May 2025 · 12 events · 83 competitors · 120 personal bests

Mark Zimmermann won three of the twelve events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Jonas Pilhöfer by 0.10 seconds. 83 competitors produced 120 personal bests, 67 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Henri Gerber set the Megaminx average national record: 33.38.

Three wins

Mark Zimmermann — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.10s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Jonas Pilhöfer over Andrey Che

120

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Imanuel Müller	6.63	7.16
2×2	Imanuel Müller	1.22	1.45
4×4	Andrey Che	24.99	27.78
5×5	Mark Zimmermann	41.36	46.36
6×6	Mark Zimmermann	1:22.76	1:23.97
7×7	Mark Zimmermann	1:59.41	2:04.48
3×3 Fewest Moves	Jan Bentlage	23 moves	23.67
3×3 one-handed	Jonas Pilhöfer	8.68	9.54
Clock	Emil Jenz	4.60	4.86
Megaminx	Henri Gerber	29.84	33.38
Skewb	Mattheo de Wit	2.35	2.72
4×4 blindfolded	Henri Gerber	4:11.78	—

The PB harvest

120 set · 67 still standing

Ivo Stoutjesdijk — Skewb single 1.41: into the top 0.32% of the event's history.
Kiarah Avéline Dähne — 3×3 single 5.84: into the top 0.39% of the event's history.
Henri Gerber — Skewb single 1.54: into the top 0.5% of the event's history.
Mick Boekema — Skewb single 1.77: into the top 0.86% of the event's history.
Frederik Hutfleß — Skewb single 1.79: into the top 0.9% of the event's history.
Hugo Goudriaan — 2×2 single 1.16: into the top 0.92% of the event's history.
Yash Budhiraja — 3×3 single 7.04: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Yash Budhiraja — 2×2 single 1.33: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

83 competitors · 1029 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

83 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.