Competitions · New Zealand
NZ Cubing in the Capital 2025
Wellington · 13 September 2025 · 7 events · 34 competitors · 39 personal bests
Jack McDougall won four of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jack Maddigan by 0.06 seconds. 34 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Terence Brown took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 6:59.57 down to 4:07.61, 41 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jack McDougall | 7.45 | 8.19 |
| 2×2 | Jack Maddigan | 1.19 | 1.66 |
| 4×4 | Jack McDougall | 29.84 | 33.92 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Jack McDougall | 27.07 | 30.62 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Dylan Himmelfarb | 13.80 | 15.81 |
| Pyraminx | Dylan Himmelfarb | 1.58 | 2.40 |
| Skewb | Jack McDougall | 3.35 | 3.59 |
The PB harvest
39 set · 23 still standing- Ariz A. Kadda — Pyraminx single 2.60: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Alex Asbery — 4×4 single 30.70: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Riley Wicks — 3×3 one-handed single 13.32: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Tim Johnston — 3×3 single 9.51: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
- Harry Davies — 4×4 single 35.38: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
- Julian Sico — Skewb single 3.60: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
- Aneurin Hunt — 3×3 blindfolded single 59.50: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
- Terence Brown — Pyraminx single 5.38: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three 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
34 competitors · 281 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
34 competitors- Aarav Nakai
- Aathith Mayuran
- Alex Asbery
- Aneurin Hunt
- Ariz A. Kadda
- Brody Heberley
- Caleb Glynn
- Cooper Chalmers
- Dylan Himmelfarb
- Eli Ndwiga
- Elizabeth Young
- Ethan Carlaw
- Germain Wheatley
- Harry Davies
- Izzy McDougall
- Jack Maddigan
- Jack McDougall
- Joe South
- Joshua Bedford
- Joshua Mackersy
- Julian Sico
- Liam Wadek
- Miguel Yap
- Nakshathra Ajai
- Paula Maddigan
- Riley Wicks
- Sai Rawal
- Terence Brown
- Tim Johnston
- Vincent Da Col
- Viraaj Ambiti
- William Jackson
- Zachary Doblas
- Zack Aden
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.