CBA Open Tarija 2026

Inside CBA Tarija, the atmosphere carried the focused intensity of a championship weekend as fifteen competitors assembled across the solving stations on April 18, 2026. Every inspection period counted under the official timers, with seven different events testing mastery across ten demanding rounds of play. The Tarija, Bolivia setting offered an intimate battleground where every turn had direct consequences for the final standings, drawing together local talent determined to leave their mark on the official ledger.

The premier event delivered high drama as the 3x3 results took shape across two tightly contested rounds of the classic Rubik's Cube. Luis Ernesto Gutierrez Tolaba emerged victorious in the final round with a 10.59 winning average, backed by a competition-best single solve of 9.58 seconds. Fernanda Abigail Zuazo Lopez pushed the champion right to the wire, earning the runner-up spot with an average of 10.92, while Thiago Alexis Martínez Ramírez captured third place with an average of 12.78.

That classic win was merely the centerpiece of a historic display by Gutierrez Tolaba at CBA Open Tarija 2026. Across the single-day schedule, he asserted complete control across multiple puzzle disciplines, claiming five separate tournament titles. In the 2x2x2 Cube, Gutierrez Tolaba secured the top podium spot with an average of 4.02 and a best single of 2.88, once again besting Zuazo Lopez, who recorded a 5.04 average, and Rodrigo Parraga, who finished third with a 5.34 mark.

Gutierrez Tolaba continued his dominance in 3x3x3 One-Handed, claiming first place with a 17.03 average and a single solve of 14.83, while Zuazo Lopez earned silver in 21.11 and Jahilton Santiago Rivera Miranda took bronze in 24.05. Expanding to the larger layers of the 4x4x4 Cube, Gutierrez Tolaba posted a winning average of 36.38 with a 33.15 single, finishing ahead of Zuazo Lopez at 49.50 and Martínez Ramírez at 52.50. He completed his five-event sweep in Megaminx, logging a dominant 44.18 winning average ahead of Dimar Jhoel Catari Choque, who finished in 1:21.16.

Beyond the championship duels at the top of the order, several competitors delivered massive leaps forward that the final podium standings often conceal. Matías Pantoja Suter took on four separate events at CBA Open Tarija 2026, recording a best finish of fifth place in Pyraminx while lowering his personal best in that discipline to 4.28 seconds, an improvement of 43.5 percent over his previous mark of 7.57. Andres Nicolas Mamani Herrera took on two events, slashing his 2x2x2 Cube personal record by 35.2 percent down to 5.06 seconds and trimming his 3x3x3 Cube best by 18.5 percent to 22.20 seconds.

The progress continued with Guido Fernandez Zeballos, who concentrated on the main event and earned a sixth-place finish in 3x3x3 Cube after setting a new personal best single of 9.82 seconds, a 7.7 percent drop from his previous best of 10.64. Meanwhile, Sebastián Alexander Crespo Jurado took on three events during the cubing competition, putting together a strong run in Pyraminx to claim fourth place overall. These breakthrough performances provided plenty of excitement across the full schedule of the WCA competition.

The remaining puzzle categories crowned new champions on the Tarija stage. Thiago Alexis Martínez Ramírez captured the Pyraminx title with a winning average of 7.85 and a sharp single of 4.33 across two rounds, holding off Elissa Nicole Torrejón Zenteno, who averaged 9.13, and Rodrigo Parraga in third at 10.84. In Skewb, Dimar Jhoel Catari Choque secured the victory with a 7.87 average and a 6.98 single, finishing ahead of Parraga at 10.91 and Fernando Choque Gaspar at 23.62.

With twenty-four total podium spots collected exclusively by Bolivian solvers, the tournament showcased the depth and passion defining the regional speed cubing community in 2026. From dominant multi-event champions to personal milestones earned across ten intense rounds, CBA Open Tarija 2026 provided an unforgettable day of speedcubing excellence that sets a high standard for the next season of competition.