Cubeando Ando Cojedes 2023

Louis Rodriguez Guerrero set the standard in San Carlos by locking down a 7.93 winning average on the classic Rubik's Cube, backed by the day's best single of 6.81 seconds. The performance headlined Cubeando Ando Cojedes 2023 on December 17, 2023, where speedcubing competitors gathered at the Sala Cinemateca San Carlos. In an action-packed day of tournament play, Rodriguez Guerrero held off a determined field across three rounds of competition, showcasing the precise turning, fluid ergonomics, and high-efficiency movement that define modern speed cubing.

The gathering in San Carlos, Cojedes, Venezuela brought together 25 competitors contending across four distinct disciplines and eight total rounds of play in 2023. Beyond the primary three-by-three event, the schedule featured the fast-paced two-by-two cube, the geometric Pyraminx, and the endurance-testing Megaminx. Across every event on the docket, domestic athletes swept the podiums, demonstrating the depth of competitive skill present throughout the region.

In the flagship 3x3x3 Cube division, 25 contenders took to the tables in search of qualifying times and podium positions. Following three intense stages of eliminations, Rodriguez Guerrero sealed first place with his sub-eight-second mark. Bernardo Torres secured second place with an average of 8.40 seconds, while Rafael Antonio Sanchez rounded out the podium in third place with a 10.57 average. The final 3x3 results highlighted the exacting execution demanded at the highest level of this cubing competition.

Rafael Antonio Sanchez delivered a dominant multi-event campaign throughout the day, claiming two separate titles. In the 2x2x2 Cube event, which drew 15 entrants across two rounds, Sanchez captured the victory with a 2.71 average, having posted a top single of 2.41 in the final. Bernardo Torres took second place with an average of 2.86 seconds, while Jesus Gabriel Ramirez Maita earned third place at 4.54 seconds. Sanchez also set an official single of 2.09 seconds and an average of 3.00 seconds earlier in the event.

Sanchez carried that momentum straight into the Megaminx, taking first place among seven competitors with an average of 46.17 seconds and a best single of 42.71 seconds. Bernardo Torres followed in second place with a mark of 50.22 seconds, and Louis Rodriguez Guerrero added another podium to his ledger by claiming third place in 1:06.94. The dodecahedral puzzle demanded sustained stamina, rewarding Sanchez's measured lookahead across its twelve colored faces.

The Pyraminx brought its own brand of rapid-fire solving to the Sala Cinemateca San Carlos floor, drawing 13 competitors over two rounds. Miguel Vidal rose to the top of the standings, capturing the event title with a 3.35 winning average and a fastest single of 2.86 seconds. Jesus Gabriel Ramirez Maita finished as runner-up with a 4.37 average, and Rafael Rojas completed the top three with an average of 4.50 seconds.

Away from the top steps of the podium, Cubeando Ando Cojedes 2023 provided a stage for remarkable individual milestones across the entire roster. Alexander Elías Gamarra Canache cut his 2x2x2 Cube personal best down to 11.55 seconds, an improvement of 50.8 percent, alongside a 28.8 percent drop in the 3x3x3 Cube to 31.89 seconds. Nay Flores took on three events, slicing 39 percent off their Pyraminx best with a 6.70 single and 27 percent off their 2x2x2 mark at 5.69 seconds. José Ángel Luyo Santana tackled four separate events, logging personal bests of 6.14 seconds in Pyraminx and 2:08.30 in Megaminx, while Linda Anabel Hernández posted a personal record single of 5.68 seconds in 2x2x2 Cube.

First-time appearances and newly attempted disciplines added further texture to the WCA competition schedule. Angel Rafael García Mosquera logged his first official attempts in Pyraminx with a 12.64 single and Megaminx in 3:13.22, finishing seventh. Osber Leonardo Pinto Bastidas made a first attempt at 2x2x2 Cube, logging a 5.86 single. Entering their first WCA competition, Leandro Julian Marchan Castro completed three events, recording opening singles of 44.69 on 3x3x3, 19.36 on Pyraminx, and 20.21 on 2x2x2. Fellow newcomer Jesús Morales posted marks of 29.39 in 3x3x3 and 4.98 in 2x2x2 across two events.

As the final timers were reset, Cubeando Ando Cojedes 2023 concluded having delivered twelve podium finishes for local contenders in San Carlos. From the blistering single solves of the 2x2x2 Cube to the intricate mechanics of Megaminx and the flagship standard set by Louis Rodriguez Guerrero, the single-day tournament demonstrated the enduring energy and competitive growth across the regional scene.