Big Friends in FMC Cbba 2025

Alberto Arturo Ayllón Bustos delivered an extraordinary performance in Cochabamba, Bolivia, solving the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event in a stellar 19 single turns on his way to a 27.33 average. Both results registered as new national records for Bolivia, creating an unforgettable highlight at the single-day gathering. The one-round format left no room for early errors or gradual adjustments, demanding total precision from the first turn. Held at the Ejército De Salvación Cuerpo Central on August 9, 2025, the meeting gathered 18 competitors across three demanding events that tested mental endurance and mechanical speed.

The overall schedule at Big Friends in FMC Cbba 2025 relied strictly on direct single-round finals across all 3 events, meaning every participant had to produce their strongest numbers immediately without the cushion of preliminary heats. In a specialized cubing competition setting where big cubes and analytical solving shared the stage, competitors faced an unforgiving cut structure where every solve carried immediate podium weight. The focus shifted between the slow-burn calculations of the classic Rubik's Cube variant and the intense physical demands of the larger layers.

In the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves contest, 14 entrants took their seats to produce optimal solutions within the strict sixty-minute time allotments. Ayllón Bustos claimed the top spot on the podium with his record-setting 27.33 average, finishing well clear of the rest of the pack. Daniel C. Bedoya took the second step on the podium with an average of 42.67, while Alex Ignacio Arispe Loza earned third place with a 48.33 average after finding a 43 single. These specialized 3x3 results demonstrated how direct final formats reward methodical consistency in the analytical disciplines.

The large puzzles saw Jhoel Ariel Espindola Perez sweep the gold medals with commanding authority. In the 7x7x7 Cube final, Espindola Perez took first place with a 2:48.27 average, highlighted by a best single of 2:41.45 across the field of 11 competitors. Daniel Delgado Candia secured second place with an average of 3:12.86, and Bedoya collected his second podium of the day by securing third place with a 3:28.67 average. The extended solves tested stamina under tournament conditions where every turn counted toward the final rankings.

Espindola Perez repeated his winning form in the 6x6x6 Cube event, navigating the 10-person field to take victory with a 1:56.14 average and a fast single of 1:52.93. Delgado Candia followed in second place with a 2:13.92 average, while Bedoya completed a full sweep of podium appearances by taking third with a 2:16.07 average. Across the entire competition, Bolivian competitors swept all nine available podium positions, showcasing exceptional depth in the technical and large-cube categories.

Beyond the podium battles, Big Friends in FMC Cbba 2025 provided a stage for several competitors making remarkable strides in their events. Leonardo Gabriel Ovirece Figueroa took on 3 events and achieved a massive personal best in the 7x7x7 Cube with a mark of 7:41.14, cutting 20 percent off his previous record, alongside a 6x6x6 Cube personal best of 5:04.71. Abner Aron Angulo Ledezma delivered an 11.1 percent improvement in the 6x6x6 Cube to log a personal best of 2:20.54 for a 4th-place finish, while Henry Ramirez Escobar improved his 3x3x3 Fewest Moves personal best by 14.3 percent down to 48 turns for a 7th-place result.

New event debuts also highlighted the depth of participation throughout the tournament. Caleb Torrico Vidal entered 3 events, locking down 4th place in Fewest Moves with a debut 51, a first attempt of 2:20.96 in 6x6x6 Cube, and a 5.8 percent personal best of 4:26.86 in 7x7x7 Cube. Jhoel Manuel Callata Cardoso recorded his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Fewest Moves with a swift 32 to finish 5th, while Luis Flores improved his Fewest Moves personal best by 7 percent to 40 turns. In the same event, Jorge Gadiel Rios Castro logged a first attempt of 51 to finish 8th, and Edison Zerna Jauregui recorded his first attempt at 54 to finish 9th.

The concentrated format of this WCA competition offered a clear look at speedcubing excellence in the region during the 2025 season. Managing big cubes alongside Fewest Moves pushed participants to adapt quickly between vastly different styles of speed cubing, from rapid finger movement to deep spatial analysis. As Big Friends in FMC Cbba 2025 concluded, the high standard set on the scorecards reflected a focused community ready to build toward the next competitive challenges.