Competitions · Canada
Thunder Bay 2025
Thunder Bay, Ontario · 16 August 2025 · 8 events · 16 competitors · 29 personal bests
Carter Kucala won seven of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Joshua Balec by 0.13 seconds. 16 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Sam Utecht took a Skewb single of 17.47 down to 5.03, 71 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Carter Kucala | 6.27 | 7.40 |
| 2×2 | Carter Kucala | 1.05 | 2.66 |
| 4×4 | Carter Kucala | 30.79 | 32.13 |
| 5×5 | Carter Kucala | 50.08 | 58.01 |
| 6×6 | Carter Kucala | 1:52.96 | 2:07.44 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Carter Kucala | 9.82 | 11.59 |
| Pyraminx | Carter Kucala | 1.40 | 2.83 |
| Skewb | Joshua Balec | 2.27 | 3.29 |
The PB harvest
29 set · 20 still standing- Jeremy Balec — 4×4 single 27.69: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Brad Balec — 3×3 single 7.76: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
- Brad Balec — 2×2 single 1.73: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Marco Yang (杨柯辰) — 3×3 one-handed single 12.67: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
- Brad Balec — 4×4 single 35.78: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
- Joshua Balec — 3×3 single 10.83: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Joshua Balec — 4×4 single 44.62: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
- Sam Utecht — Skewb single 5.03: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
16 competitors · 145 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
16 competitorsReading 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.