Central Visayas Championship 2025

Leo Borromeo delivered a commanding performance in the premier 3x3x3 Cube final, logging a winning average of 5.80 seconds to top the podium. The victory highlighted a bustling schedule at the Central Visayas Championship 2025, held at SM City Cebu in Cebu, Philippines on June 7 and 8, 2025. Across two full days of high-intensity speedcubing, 62 competitors tested their skills across 13 distinct puzzle disciplines and 18 rounds, transforming the venue into a celebration of mechanical problem-solving.

The range of events extended well beyond the traditional Rubik's Cube, requiring competitors to adapt quickly between vastly different mechanisms. Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. showcased remarkable range across specialty formats, capturing gold in Pyraminx with a 4.39 winning average, Megaminx with a 51.38 mark, and Square-1 with a 14.96 average. Aguirre added podium finishes in both the 4x4x4 Cube and 5x5x5 Cube, proving his mastery over geometric puzzles of entirely different axis layouts and turning styles.

Big cubes demanded endurance and precision, and Neo Cuares rose to the challenge by sweeping three of the longest formats. Cuares secured titles in the 5x5x5 Cube with a 49.07 average, the 6x6x6 Cube in 1:43.74, and the 7x7x7 Cube with a 2:25.60 average. His versatility also extended down to shorter events, where he took victory in 3x3x3 One-Handed with an average of 10.29 seconds and claimed second place behind Borromeo in the marquee 3x3x3 event.

The 3x3 results in the main bracket proved exceptionally close at the very top. Borromeo sealed the title with a tournament-best single of 5.31 on his way to the 5.80 average, while Cuares took second place with a 6.08 average. Caleb Valenzuela joined them on the podium in third place with an 8.27 average. Borromeo also asserted his dominance in the mid-tier cubes, capturing the 4x4x4 Cube title with a 24.29 average, finishing ahead of Cuares and Aguirre.

Several other disciplines crowned champions in standalone battles across the tables. Miguel Gonzaga earned victory in the 2x2x2 Cube with a 3.01 average, while Kirby Jay Caragan took the Skewb title averaging 3.51 seconds. Chrisgel G. Tubianosa claimed top honors in Clock with an 8.48 average, edging Gonzaga by just fourteen hundredths of a second. In the blindfolded discipline, which demands memorisation and flawless spatial recall without sight, Brian Acuña earned gold with a single of 52.80 seconds.

Beyond the title fights, numerous competitors used the varied schedule to achieve massive breakthroughs. Nathan Daniel Chik tackled eight separate events, recording a personal best of 15.12 seconds in 3x3x3 One-Handed to drop his previous mark by 41.3 percent, alongside a Skewb personal best of 6.53 seconds and a first-ever Megaminx attempt of 1:54.42. Luke Dawson Chik entered eight events, securing fifth in 2x2x2 Cube while posting debut marks of 13.76 in Clock and 3:13.33 in Megaminx, plus a 5.25 Skewb personal best. Johann Jr. Mecha cut his 2x2x2 Cube best down to 2.32 seconds, a 47.7 percent drop, and completed a debut single of 51.01 in one-handed solving.

The surge of personal progress continued across the broader field. Wesley Jessen B. Dicdiquin shaved 30.9 percent off his standard 3x3x3 best with a 13.37 single, reduced his 4x4x4 time to 1:24.28, and recorded a 33.53 debut in one-handed solving. Robstark Aldrei Ensomo set a 3x3x3 personal best of 10.91 seconds while trying the 4x4x4 Cube and Pyraminx for the first time. Gavin Ross Dulangon improved his 3x3x3 mark to 11.27 seconds and logged his first 2x2x2 result at 5.83. Rihannah Kadik Agbay recorded her first 4x4x4 attempt in 1:12.64 and improved her one-handed best to 24.96, while Caster Troy S. Salarda trimmed his Pyraminx time by 39.5 percent down to 8.99 seconds alongside personal bests in 2x2x2 and 3x3x3.

The diverse lineup of events made this speed cubing showcase an energetic gathering for the regional community. With 38 podium finishes earned by competitors from the Philippines and one by a competitor from the United States, the weekend highlighted the growing depth of talent in the region. The Central Visayas Championship 2025 concluded having tested every facet of manual dexterity and puzzle strategy, setting an ambitious standard for the next WCA competition.

From lightning-fast two-second sprints to grueling seven-layered solves lasting over two minutes, the weekend demonstrated the full spectrum of competitive cubing. Every round challenged entrants to switch mindsets instantly between clock faces, dodecahedrons, and standard cubes. As the final times were verified, the cubing competition in Cebu closed on a high note of individual milestones and exceptional multi-event performances across all 13 disciplines.

Niyanig ni Leo Borromeo ang kompetisyon sa pamamagitan ng 5.80 segundong average sa 3x3x3 Cube upang angkinin ang pangunahing titulo sa SM City Cebu. Sa isang mahigpit na labanan sa pinakaprestihiyosong dibisyon, nagtala rin si Borromeo ng pinakamabilis na solong oras na 5.31 segundo. Ang tagumpay na ito ang naging sentro ng isang maaksyong weekend para sa mga mahilig sa Rubik's Cube na nagtipon para sa Central Visayas Championship 2025 mula June 7 hanggang June 8, 2025.

Hindi nagpahuli ang bilis sa 2x2x2 Cube kung saan ipinamalas ni Miguel Gonzaga ang kanyang galing sa pamamagitan ng 3.01 average para sungkitin ang unang pwesto. Sa event na ito na nilahukan ng 45 kalahok sa loob ng dalawang rounds, nagrehistro si Gonzaga ng pinakamahusay na single na 2.64 segundo. Ang mabilisang bakbakan sa maikling format ay nagpakita ng mataas na antas ng husay ng mga manlalaro sa buong rehiyon.

Sa pangunahing 3x3x3 Cube, pumangalawa si Neo Cuares na may 6.08 average habang pumangatlo naman si Caleb Valenzuela na nagtala ng 8.27 average sa 62 competitors na sumabak sa tatlong rounds. Bukod sa kanyang panalo sa 3x3x3, dinomina rin ni Leo Borromeo ang 4x4x4 Cube tangan ang 24.29 average at 22.67 single, habang sumunod sa kanya sina Neo Cuares na may 30.27 at Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. na may 32.78.

Naging abala rin si Neo Cuares sa pagkopo ng mga gintong medalya sa iba pang malalaking kategorya ng speedcubing tournament na ito. Nagwagi si Cuares sa 3x3x3 One-Handed sa pamamagitan ng 10.29 average at 9.20 single, 5x5x5 Cube sa bilis na 49.07 average, 6x6x6 Cube na may 1:43.74 average, at sa 7x7x7 Cube kung saan nagtala siya ng 2:25.60 average upang talunin sina Miguel Gonzaga at Brian Acuña.

Umarangkada naman si Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. sa iba't ibang kategorya matapos magwagi sa Pyraminx na may 4.39 average, Megaminx sa pamamagitan ng 51.38 average, at Square-1 na may 14.96 average. Samantala, nagwagi si Kirby Jay Caragan sa Skewb tangan ang 3.51 average laban kay Miguel Gonzaga, habang si Chrisgel G. Tubianosa ang nanguna sa Clock na may 8.48 average, at si Brian Acuña ang sumungkit ng tagumpay sa 3x3x3 Blindfolded na may solong oras na 52.80 segundo.

Sa likod ng mga nagtataasang podium, marami ring atleta ang nagpamalas ng malalaking pagsulong sa kanilang mga personal record sa cubing competition na ito. Ibinaba ni Ysabela Llouise Valenzuela ang kanyang personal best sa 2x2x2 Cube sa 2.43 segundo na 43.9 porsyentong mas mabilis kaysa sa dati, kasabay ng ika-apat na pwesto sa Megaminx kung saan naitala niya ang 58.52 segundo. Malaking hakbang din ang ginawa ni Stephanie Amber Torrejos na nagtala ng 20.25 sa Skewb na 38.2 porsyentong mas mabilis sa kanyang lumang marka, at ni Maria Alexis Dichos na umukit ng 23.77 sa 3x3x3 Cube na 36.8 porsyentong mas mabilis at 7.29 sa 2x2x2 Cube. Sa One-Handed naman, sumabak sa unang pagkakataon si Dan Eliezer R. Jakosalem at nagtala ng 22.70 habang pinaganda ang kanyang 3x3x3 Cube oras sa 12.02.

Para sa ilang mga kalahok, ang pagsabak sa SM City Cebu ang kanilang opisyal na pasinaya sa isang WCA competition. Unang sumabak si Gilliezer Ethan Y. Inting sa limang kategorya kabilang ang 2x2x2 Cube sa 11.13, 4x4x4 Cube sa 3:10.40, at 5x5x5 Cube sa 4:57.96 habang nakamit ang ika-walong pwesto sa 6x6x6 Cube. Unang beses ding sumali ni Galilee Moreno sa tatlong event na nagtala ng 43.94 sa 3x3x3 Cube, 20.43 sa 2x2x2 Cube, at 7:07.48 sa Megaminx. Ipinamalas din nina Sean Andrei Alviola ang kanyang unang subok sa 2x2x2 Cube sa 15.17, 3x3x3 Cube sa 34.57, at Pyraminx sa 19.32, kasama si Aelie Claire Ballori na nagrehistro ng kanyang mga unang marka na 8.50 sa 2x2x2 Cube at 27.56 sa 3x3x3 Cube.

Sa kabuuan ng Central Visayas Championship 2025 sa Cebu, Philippines, nagtagisan ang 62 manlalaro sa 13 kategorya at 18 rounds. Nagtapos ang torneo na may 38 podium finishes para sa Pilipinas at isa para sa Estados Unidos, na nagpatunay sa lumalagong galing at sigla ng komunidad sa bawat pag-ikot ng puzzle.