Newchâtel 2025
- Date
- Mar 29, 2025
- City
- Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- Venue
CPNE Centre de formation Professionnelle de Neuchâtel
- Address
- Rue de la Maladière 84, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- Details
Salle A 001 & A 002
- Contact
- Organizers
- Swisscubing and Thomas Pierroz
- WCA Delegates
- Ioannis Papadopoulos and Thomas Pierroz
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
WCA Newcomer Month

[FR]
Cette compétition fait partie du mois officiel des débutants WCA 2025. Le processus d'inscription réservera 50 % des places pour les nouveaux compétiteurs. Les nouveaux compétiteurs sont considérés comme n'ayant pas d'ID WCA ou ayant un ID WCA datant de 2025. Les anciens compétiteurs sont considérés comme ayant un ID WCA datant d'avant 2024.Les inscriptions seront acceptées selon les critères suivants :
50 % des places sont réservées aux nouveaux compétiteurs, et l'autre moitié est disponible pour les autres compétiteurs, selon le principe du premier arrivé, premier servi.
Si les nouveaux compétiteurs s'inscrivent rapidement et remplissent plus de 50 % des places, les autres nouveaux compétiteurs seront acceptés en même temps que les anciens.
Si les places réservées aux nouveaux compétiteurs ne sont pas toutes prises avant la clôture des inscriptions (deux semaines avant la compétition), les places restantes seront ouvertes pour tous.[EN]
This competition is part of the official WCA Newcomer Month 2025. The registration process will reserve 50% of spots for new competitors. New competitors are considered to have no WCA ID or a WCA ID from 2025. Returning competitors are considered to have a WCA ID that is from 2024 or earlier. All competitors must still follow all registration requirements for their registration to be considered complete.Registrations will be accepted based on the following:
50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are reserved for new competitors.
Initially, 50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are available for returning competitors on a first come, first serve basis.
If greater than 50% of new competitors register before 50% of spots are filled by returning competitors, any additional new competitors will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis alongside returning competitors.
If the spots reserved for new competitors are not filled by new competitors before registration closes two weeks prior to the competition, remaining spots, up to the competitor limit, will be accepted from registered returning competitors.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 79
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 80 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is CHF10 (Swiss Franc).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.
[FR] Un participant qui s'inscrit mais ne se présente pas à la compétition devra payer une indemnité de 10.- CHF (ou 10 €) lors de sa prochaine compétition en Suisse. Les inscriptions se font via le site WCA. Le paiement sera effectué sur place.
[DE] Teilnehmer die sich registrieren aber nicht kommen, müssen eine Entschädigung von 10.- CHF (oder 10 €) bei ihrer nächsten Competition in der Schweiz bezahlen. Die Anmeldungen werden über die WCA Website gemacht. Die Bezahlung wird vor Ort getätigt.
[EN] A competitor who registers and doesn't show up at the competition will have to pay a compensation of 10.- CHF (or 10 €) at their next competition in Switzerland. Registrations are made through the WCA site. Payment will be done on site.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Chenlai Zhao won with an average of 7.56 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Dhruva Sai Meruva finished second (8.69) and Benjamin Wirahpati finished third (8.99).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chenlai Zhao | 5.88 | 7.56 | China | 8.51 | 5.88 | 6.16 | 10.67 | 8.02 | |||
| 2 | Dhruva Sai Meruva | 7.56 | 8.69 | Switzerland | 8.84 | 8.42 | 8.81 | 7.56 | 10.09 | |||
| 3 | Benjamin Wirahpati | 7.75 | 8.99 | Indonesia | 9.72 | 9.43 | 7.75 | 8.73 | 8.82 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Brem | 1.42 | 1.88 | Switzerland | 1.79 | 2.08 | 1.77 | 2.15 | 1.42 | |||
| 2 | Maximilian Elsener | 2.67 | 3.07 | Switzerland | 2.67 | 2.86 | 3.24 | 3.11 | 4.09 | |||
| 3 | Benjamin Wirahpati | 1.41 | 3.08 | Indonesia | 3.04 | 4.92 | 1.41 | 3.37 | 2.84 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chenlai Zhao | 27.82 | 30.94 | China | 39.26 | 33.12 | 27.82 | 29.08 | 30.61 | |||
| 2 | Benjamin Wirahpati | 29.45 | 31.68 | Indonesia | 30.58 | 32.92 | 40.17 | 31.55 | 29.45 | |||
| 3 | Daniel Brem | 30.97 | 35.79 | Switzerland | 30.97 | 33.52 | 34.78 | 39.07 | 45.54 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Brem | 1.77 | 2.48 | Switzerland | 2.56 | 2.77 | 1.77 | 2.12 | DNF | |||
| 2 | Nils Rödel | 1.72 | 3.09 | France | 2.72 | 2.69 | 3.86 | 1.72 | 4.96 | |||
| 3 | Lucas Hart | 1.81 | 3.76 | Switzerland | 4.05 | 3.74 | 3.48 | 1.81 | 5.53 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Brem | 2.91 | 3.22 | Switzerland | 3.37 | 3.00 | 3.84 | 2.91 | 3.30 | |||
| 2 | Lucas Hart | 2.69 | 4.56 | Switzerland | 4.74 | 5.02 | 2.69 | 4.61 | 4.34 | |||
| 3 | Simeon Lauber | 5.26 | 6.32 | Switzerland | 5.38 | 7.94 | 5.63 | 5.26 | 9.89 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Wirahpati | 7.79 | 10.61 | Indonesia | 7.79 | 8.47 | 11.16 | 12.21 | 13.37 | |||
| 2 | Gaëtan Fragnière | 13.12 | 17.06 | Switzerland | 14.51 | 13.12 | 23.78 | 20.04 | 16.62 | |||
| 3 | Trygve Willis | 15.01 | 17.78 | United States | 19.58 | 15.01 | 16.56 | 26.93 | 17.19 | |||