Please Be Quiet Waterloo 2025


Date
Oct 11, 2025
City
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Venue

University of Waterloo

Address
200 University Ave W Waterloo, ON
Details

MC Building, Room 4042

Contact

info+pbq-waterloo-2025@speedcubingcanada.org

Organizers
Seungmin Hong (홍승민) and Speedcubing Canada
WCA Delegates
Abdullah Gulab and Sarah Strong
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Information

Please Be Quiet

This is not a typical speed solving competition, as blindfolded events and Fewest Moves are the only events. Blindfolded events require a significant amount of learning, practice and concentration. Fewest Moves is an exam-style event in which competitors spend up to one hour finding the shortest solution they can and writing it down on paper.

All attendees, including competitors and guests, are asked to please remain quiet at this competition to allow competitors to concentrate.

If you are looking to compete in the traditional 3x3x3 Cube event or other timed events, please look for another competition in Canada.

Note for New Competitors

Although first-timers are welcome to compete if they know how to solve puzzles blindfolded and/or how to write out solutions on paper (please note Regulation 2k6), this might not be the best experience for new competitors. Please consider registering for another competition if this one isn't for you.

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Events
Main event
Competitors
28
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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On the spot registrations will be accepted for free if there are remaining spots available.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.

Competitor List

Organizers manually accept registrations one at a time in the order the registrations are submitted, so your name may not appear on the competitor list immediately.

Once the competitor list reaches the 30 competitor limit, registrants will be added to the waiting list instead of the competitor list. Due to the competitor limit, completing your registration within the initial registration period does not guarantee you a spot on the competitor list.

On-Site Registration

We will only be accepting on-site registrations only if the competitor list has not reached its limit and a waiting list has not begun. If this is the case, competitors who did not register online may arrive at the competition before 10:30 AM to register on site.

Waiting List

The waiting list is ordered based on the timestamp that registrants submit their registration. If you are added to the waiting list, you will be informed via email. You can view the registration page to see your position on the waiting list.

If anyone on the competitor list deletes their registration, the person at the top of the waiting list will be moved to the competitor list. After October 7, 2025, the competitor list will be finalized. Registrants on the waiting list may email Speedcubing Canada at any time to forfeit their spot on the waiting list.

If the competitor list fills up quickly, registration could close earlier than the originally listed date (October 7, 2025). The waiting list will close at the same time that registration closes.

Highlights
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Elliott Kobelansky won with a single solve of 17.16 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Alvin Cheng Hiu Yeung (鄭曉洋) finished second (22.14) and Steven Phang finished third (34.37).

Abdullah Gulab - Pakistan WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 9 DNF DNF Pakistan DNFDNFDNF
First round 10 2:18.38 DNF Pakistan DNF2:18.38DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 24 51 DNF Pakistan DNF5152
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 3 10:00.00 NR DNF Pakistan 12:50.00DNF10:00.00

Aiden Wang - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 17 42 DNF Canada DNF4243

Alvin Cheng Hiu Yeung (鄭曉洋) - Hong Kong, China WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 2 22.14 DNF Hong Kong, China DNF32.4422.14
First round 2 50.68 DNF Hong Kong, China DNFDNF50.68
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 2 23 24.67 Hong Kong, China 242327
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 1 1:59.09 DNF Hong Kong, China DNF1:59.092:12.78
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 1 4:39.53 DNF Hong Kong, China 4:39.53DNFDNF

Benjamin Kyle - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 7 2:02.10 DNF Canada DNF2:02.10DNF
First round 9 2:13.73 DNF Canada DNF2:13.73DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 3 23 25.33 Canada 232429

David-Nuo Cheng - China WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 14 34 DNF China DNF34DNF

Elliott Kobelansky - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 1 17.16 DNF Canada DNFDNF17.16
First round 1 16.33 17.82 Canada 16.3317.8219.31
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 13 24 DNF Canada 24DNFDNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 2 2:11.78 DNF Canada DNF2:11.78DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 2 5:33.58 DNF Canada DNFDNF5:33.58

Emile Compion - South Africa WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 5 24 28.00 South Africa 283224

Ibrahim Quraishi - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 8 2:12.90 2:34.60 Canada 2:12.902:54.672:36.23
First round 11 2:40.40 DNF Canada DNF2:40.40DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 1 21 24.00 Canada 212625

James Magraken - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 4 1:24.10 DNF Canada DNFDNF1:24.10
First round 8 2:10.98 DNF Canada DNF2:10.98DNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 7 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNF

Jason Wang - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 23 49 DNF Canada 49DNFDNF

Jonah Hinkson - Trinidad and Tobago WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 9 DNF DNF Trinidad and Tobago DNFDNFDNF
First round 12 3:15.67 NR DNF Trinidad and Tobago 3:15.67DNF7:19.50
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 10 38 41.33 NR Trinidad and Tobago 483838

Joshua Wright - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 5 1:44.86 DNF Canada DNFDNF1:44.86
First round 5 1:29.74 1:48.36 Canada 1:29.741:47.512:07.84
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 8 34 36.33 Canada 373834
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 4 12:33.00 DNF Canada DNF12:33.00DNS
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 4 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNSDNS

LianCheng Guo - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 9 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNF
First round 3 55.09 1:37.85 Canada 2:01.3555.091:57.10
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 19 44 DNF Canada DNF4449

Maharshi Patel - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 15 38 DNF Canada 38DNF52

Marco Yang - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 6 1:52.75 2:32.19 Canada 2:41.193:02.641:52.75
First round 7 1:52.14 2:22.21 Canada 1:52.142:22.732:51.77
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 11 37 43.00 Canada 514137
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 6 16:53.00 DNF Canada DNF16:53.00DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 3 38:28.00 DNF Canada 38:28.00DNSDNS

Matthew Ji - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 14 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 19 44 DNF Canada 44DNFDNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 7 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNF

Matthew Liu (刘东睿) - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 7 29 35.33 Canada 383929

Max Xiong (熊锐明) - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 9 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNF
First round 4 1:13.29 DNF Canada DNF1:13.291:30.57
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 6 31 34.67 Canada 313439
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 7 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNF

Nicolas Pacheco-Palacios - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 14 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 25 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNF

Philip Chiang - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 14 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 18 43 DNF Canada DNF4345

Sarah Strong - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 16 40 DNF Canada DNSDNF40

Sebastián Font - Venezuela WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 22 47 DNF Venezuela 47DNF49

Seungmin Hong (홍승민) - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 14 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 9 34 37.67 Canada 423734
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 7 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNF

Silvia Zheng - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 14 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNS
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 12 44 48.67 Canada 534944

Sophia Warren - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 14 DNF DNF Canada DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 21 45 DNF Canada 45DNSDNS

Steven Phang - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 3 34.37 49.08 Canada 1:12.4634.3740.40
First round 6 1:37.33 DNF Canada DNF1:37.33DNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 5 15:48.00 DNF Canada DNFDNF15:48.00

Thompson Clarke - Canada WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 4 27 27.67 Canada 292727

Timofei Generalov - Russia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 9 DNF DNF Russia DNFDNFDNF
First round 13 6:56.10 DNF Russia DNF6:56.10DNF
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