Bolivia Cubing Tour - Oruro 2024

Fifty-seven competitors gathered under one roof as the Sociedad de Ingenieros de Bolivia hosted Bolivia Cubing Tour - Oruro 2024 on January 23, 2024. Across twelve rounds of action in Oruro, Bolivia, the single-day gathering offered far more than just intense timing scrambles. Between scheduled stages, competitors shared tips, traded techniques, and enjoyed the collective energy that defines a classic speedcubing competition. The tournament featured seven distinct events, giving participants of every background a platform to test their solving skills and celebrate a shared love for the Rubik's Cube.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew all 57 entrants through three competitive rounds, culminating in a spectacular finish. Enrique Adolfo Delgado took the top step on the podium, logging a winning average of 8.66 seconds alongside the round single of 7.85 seconds. Alejandro Marze Rossel captured second place with an average of 9.34 seconds, while Josias Milan Sirpa Pinto placed third with a mark of 10.54 seconds. These impressive 3x3 results capped a day of electric main-stage solving that kept fellow participants cheering right to the final solve.

Delgado proved to be a dominant presence across the schedule at Bolivia Cubing Tour - Oruro 2024, securing three championship titles. In the 4x4x4 Cube, Delgado captured victory with a 33.01-second average and a single of 28.57 across two rounds, narrowly edging Marze Rossel who placed second at 33.32 seconds, and Sirpa Pinto who finished third at 34.46 seconds. Delgado also took the crown in the Megaminx division, navigating the twelve-sided puzzle to post a winning average of 58.43 seconds. Fabricio Andrés Yañez Terrazas finished runner-up in Megaminx at 1:00.64, while Marze Rossel earned third place at 1:04.74.

Side events brought fantastic variety and community spirit to the floor throughout the competition. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Josias Milan Sirpa Pinto earned gold with a superb average of 57.90 seconds, followed by Marze Rossel in second at 1:01.95 and Delgado in third at 1:06.16. The one-handed solving discipline, 3x3x3 One-Handed, saw Alejandro Marze Rossel claim the title with a swift 14.57-second average, holding off Sirpa Pinto at 15.20 and Delgado at 15.26. The intense matchups across bigger cubes and specialty puzzles kept the entire venue engaged between rounds.

The rapid-fire puzzles generated tremendous excitement as well. Jhersson Cabezas Luizaga won the Pyraminx event with a 4.84-second average, besting Joseph Daniel Blas Sanchez of Peru who took second at 5.05, and Jose Mauricio Colque Mamani who placed third at 5.16. In the 2x2x2 Cube, Amaru Aloys Ancasi Pevec soared to the title with a winning average of 2.44 seconds and a single of 1.90 across two rounds. Damián Amilkar Vicente Tordoya claimed second at 2.87 seconds, with Fabricio Andrés Yañez Terrazas earning third at 3.64 seconds.

Away from the top steps of the podium, personal breakthroughs highlighted the depth of talent at Bolivia Cubing Tour - Oruro 2024. Edilson Esteban Colque Mendoza slashed his Pyraminx personal best to 7.95 seconds, a massive 76.1 percent improvement over his prior 33.27, while also cutting his 2x2x2 best to 5.63 seconds. Daniel Vera showed enormous growth by lopping 52.1 percent off his 3x3x3 best with a 13.19 single and posting his first ever official 4x4x4 Cube attempt at 1:52.54. Maximiliano Barrenechea set a new 2x2x2 mark of 2.53 seconds, improving by 48.3 percent, and knocked 33.4 percent off his Megaminx best with a 1:57.98 result. Rodrigo Alejandro Renfijo Chavez lowered his 4x4x4 single to 1:01.79, an improvement of 47.2 percent, while taking his first official attempts at 3x3x3 One-Handed and 5x5x5 Cube.

The spirit of trying new disciplines was alive across the competition floor. Edwin Josue Cayoja Ayzacayo improved his 4x4x4 Cube personal best to 1:11.13 and recorded his first official tries in One-Handed and 5x5x5. Hans Erland Fernández Ocaña tackled all seven events on the schedule, achieving a 9th-place finish in Pyraminx and making his first attempts at 4x4x4, 5x5x5, and One-Handed. Alexander Adrián Tito logged his first official 2x2x2 solve at 5.65 seconds and improved his One-Handed best to 33.90 seconds. Leandro Gabriel Frias Blanco stepped onto the competition floor for the very first time in his career, taking on four events and posting initial marks of 5.83 in 2x2x2, 14.17 in 3x3x3, 35.36 in One-Handed, and placing 18th in Pyraminx.

The action in Oruro illustrated the true appeal of speed cubing, where international camaraderie and local community meet. Across the seven events, Bolivian competitors took 20 podium positions, with Peru securing one. Every round of this WCA competition was enriched by solvers helping each other learn algorithms and cheering on milestones. As Bolivia Cubing Tour - Oruro 2024 concluded, the memorable solves and collective enthusiasm ensured the local community will carry great momentum into the remainder of the 2024 cubing season.