Altavista Side Events 2025

Five championship titles stood beside the name of Bruno Lezama by the time the final timers were packed away. A total of 23 competitors assembled in Montevideo, Uruguay on January 26, 2025, for Altavista Side Events 2025, a single-day fixture held at Grupo Altavista that packed ten rounds across seven distinct disciplines. Lezama turned the gathering into a personal masterclass, establishing authority early and refusing to yield across both standard and specialty puzzles. His sweeping success set the tone for an intense day of high-level speedcubing in the capital.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube contest delivered the central drama of the afternoon as 19 contenders stepped up to the tables. Lezama locked in the top spot on the podium with a 9.76 winning average and a best single of 8.98 seconds. Irene Pinto of Uruguay pushed hard to claim second place with a 10.35 mark, while Venezuela competitor Felipe Santamaría Ruiz took third at 10.49. The decisive 3x3 results demonstrated how sharply tuned the leading group was, setting a benchmark for the various alternate puzzles scheduled throughout the day.

Lezama continued his commanding run in the 2x2x2 Cube, an event featuring three full rounds among 19 participants. He secured victory in the final with an average of 2.84 seconds and a best single of 1.78. Santiago Cabral finished just behind in second place with a 2.90 average, while Víctor Gálvez earned third place with 3.80. The short-format challenge proved remarkably tight at the top, but Lezama kept his composure to add a second trophy to his collection.

The rotational puzzles offered no relief for Lezama's rivals, as he captured top honours in both Skewb and Square-1. Over two rounds of Skewb, Lezama posted a winning average of 3.56 seconds, highlighted by a single solve of 1.69 seconds. Cabral took second with 4.86, and Santamaría Ruiz captured another podium finish with 5.05. In Square-1, Lezama prevailed again with a 17.21 average, closely followed by Cabral at 17.40 and Gálvez at 17.77, proving his versatility on shape-shifting mechanisms.

Beyond the podium battles, the floor of this WCA competition buzzed with personal breakthroughs and courageous first-time efforts across the schedule. Lautaro Fabián Benítez Sosa delivered one of the weekend's biggest leaps, dropping his Clock personal best by 34.2 percent down to 9.50 seconds after previously standing at 14.44, while also recording his first ever attempt at Pyraminx with a 9.68 finish. Danila Krasnov trimmed his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 28.9 percent from 7.97 down to 5.67. Felipe Mai took a massive step forward on the same puzzle, lowering his personal record from 7.78 to 5.60, an improvement of 28 percent. Tomás Dorrego took on two disciplines, cutting 20.7 percent off his 2x2x2 Cube mark with a 5.08 and shaving his 3x3x3 Cube best by 6.9 percent down to 13.84.

Other competitors marked significant milestones by tackling entirely unfamiliar events or setting new personal baselines. Dante Martinez Renovales entered six separate categories at Altavista Side Events 2025, recording a personal best of 3.10 on the 2x2x2 Cube that improved his previous mark by 15.8 percent, alongside his first ever attempt at Clock in 12.67 and a first ever attempt at Square-1 in 1:38.10. Lucas Barrientos also took on six events, securing fourth place in Pyraminx, making his first ever attempt at Clock with 56.43, and lowering his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 7 percent to 12.94. Carlos Sotillo took on three events and logged his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 One-Handed with 45.66. Guillermo Díaz stepped up for his first WCA competition, recording his first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube with a 3.09 single.

The few events that escaped Lezama went to specialists who produced exceptional single-round performances. In Clock, Santiago Cabral dominated the 13-person field with a winning average of 3.26 seconds and a blistering single of 2.69. Mateo de León finished runner-up with 5.05, while Kimberly Nicol Salvo Bruschi claimed third place with 7.23. The Pyraminx contest belonged to Sebastiano Benato, who registered a 3.17 average and a best single of 2.31 to take first ahead of de León at 4.18 and Cabral at 5.21.

One-handed solving rounded out Lezama's historic five-gold haul. Navigating the 3x3x3 One-Handed bracket, he secured first place with a 17.00 average and a single solve of 13.84 seconds. Víctor Gálvez placed second with an 18.29 average, and Irene Pinto joined the podium in third with 20.35. The event demonstrated the dexterity required to control the classic Rubik's Cube with a single hand under pressure.

By the conclusion of Altavista Side Events 2025, Uruguayan competitors had earned 19 of the 21 available podium places, with Venezuelan solvers taking the remaining two. The busy calendar of side disciplines provided a comprehensive showcase of local speed cubing talent in Montevideo, balancing seasoned contenders against newcomers eager to test themselves on the official stage. As this lively cubing competition drew to a close, Lezama's five-victory performance remained the defining standard of an unforgettable tournament.