Bolivia Cubing Tour - LPZ 2024

In large-cube solving, the unforgiving mean-of-three format leaves zero room for error, where a single lockup can dismantle an entire podium bid. That high-stakes reality defined the big-cube battles in La Paz, Bolivia on January 20-21, where Josias Milan Sirpa Pinto held his nerve to deliver a flawless 1:48.92 winning average in the 6x6x6 Cube alongside a 1:47.24 single. Over three demanding solves where every millisecond counted and no worst time could be dropped, the performance established the gold standard for precision at the competition.

The action at Parque de las Culturas gathered 106 competitors across 17 rounds and 10 official disciplines for an unforgettable weekend of speedcubing. As part of the Bolivia Cubing Tour - LPZ 2024, the field faced intense pressure across the schedule, from the frantic turns of short-format puzzles to the endurance demands of extended sets. Sirpa Pinto emerged as the undisputed powerhouse of the 2024 meet, capturing five separate tournament victories with remarkable consistency and technical mastery across diverse cube categories.

The classic Rubik's Cube brought extraordinary drama to the final round as 99 entrants battled down to an impossibly tight finish. Sirpa Pinto secured top honours with a 10.17 average and a 9.35 single, edging Luzio Batuani Conde on countback after Conde matched the exact 10.17 mark. Alejandro Marze Rossel finished third with a 10.19 average, placing the entire podium within two hundredths of a second. The classic 3x3 results capped a fierce three-round contest that pushed the local community to its absolute limits.

Beyond his main-event victory, Sirpa Pinto dominated the heavier hardware, capturing the 7x7x7 Cube with a 2:55.59 average and taking the 5x5x5 Cube in 59.34 seconds. He added a fifth victory in Skewb, posting a winning average of 4.47. Alejandro Marze Rossel interrupted the sweep in the 4x4x4 Cube, posting a rapid 30.97 average to finish ahead of Sirpa Pinto's 33.43. Meanwhile, Amaru Aloys Ancasi Pevec claimed the 2x2x2 Cube title with a sharp 3.05 average, finishing ahead of Fabricio Andrés Yañez Terrazas at 3.29.

Away from the top of the podium, the heart of this WCA competition lived in the massive individual breakthroughs achieved throughout the field. Ernesto Yawar Chavez Mercado enjoyed a remarkable weekend, chopping 60.9% off his previous 2x2x2 Cube benchmark to record 8.09 seconds, while also lowering his 3x3x3 Cube best to 14.34 and clocking 1:19.95 in his first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube. Bryan Arturo Luna Juanez took on four events, cutting his 2x2x2 Cube mark by 58.2% to 5.74 and trimming his 3x3x3 Cube best by 22.7% to 28.53.

The progress across the venue continued with Eydan Eduardo Cruz Siñani, who posted a 3.14 single in 2x2x2 Cube for a 52.4% reduction, matched by a 7.21 in Pyraminx. Matías Santiago Chacon Bascope entered six events, securing 19th place in the 5x5x5 Cube while dropping his 2x2x2 Cube best by 45.1% to 7.28. Joel Fabricio Limachi Valdez reduced his Pyraminx personal best by 45.6% to 7.47, while Ángel Yandel Coronel Humerez dropped his 4x4x4 Cube best by 39.9% down to 55.74. Joel Leonel Amaru Cruz improved his 3x3x3 Cube time by 34.9% to 26.07, and Carlos Fabian Paredes Piriz lowered his main-cube mark by 33.7% to 16.30 alongside a debut 1:31.55 on the 4x4x4 Cube.

Specialist categories also provided memorable highlights across the Bolivia Cubing Tour - LPZ 2024 schedule. Jhersson Cabezas Luizaga captured the Pyraminx title with an average of 4.65, holding off Jose Mauricio Colque Mamani who recorded 5.17. In Square-1, Samuel Antonio Cruz Coareti dominated the single-round contest, logging an 11.00 average highlighted by an explosive 7.07 single. Blindfolded solving brought its own mental test of pure memorisation, where Joel Mamani Tumiri secured the 3x3x3 Blindfolded crown with a 2:19.76 average and a best single of 1:27.02.

With all thirty podium positions claimed by national competitors, the Bolivia Cubing Tour - LPZ 2024 proved to be an outstanding showcase of regional talent and grit. The speed cubing community in Bolivia delivered world-class execution across every event, from the zero-margin demands of mean-of-three big cubes to the rapid turns of short-format finals. As this cubing competition concludes, the stage is set for an even faster season of racing ahead.