Cubeando en el Tolón 2025

Fifteen podium positions were up for grabs across five official events, and home-nation competitors took every single one of them. The one-day gathering at C.C. Tolon brought twenty-nine competitors together in Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela on April 6, 2025. Across seven total rounds of action, local talent controlled the tables from the very first turns to the final awards. Cubeando en el Tolón 2025 demonstrated the depth of the regional speedcubing community with a total sweep of the top three places in every category.

The centerpiece 3x3x3 Cube contest ran through three full rounds, challenging solvers across twenty-nine entrants. Bernardo Torres captured the title with a winning average of 7.89 seconds, backed by a best single solve of 7.32 seconds. Louis Rodriguez Guerrero finished in the second position with an 8.30 average, while Cristofer Azuaje secured third place with an average of 9.86. The final 3x3 results underlined the high technical standard present throughout the main draw.

Bernardo Torres added two more victories to an outstanding weekend of speed cubing at the venue. In the 3x3x3 One-Handed event, Torres topped a field of twenty-two solvers with a winning average of 14.08 seconds, highlighted by a single of 12.08 seconds. Cristofer Azuaje took second with 15.37, followed by Louis Rodriguez Guerrero in third at 17.99. Torres then captured the 4x4x4 Cube crown, posting a 30.69 average and a fast single of 25.08 seconds across eighteen entrants, ahead of Louis Rodriguez Guerrero in second at 33.84 and Leonardo Andrés Alvarez Molina in third at 38.71.

The 2x2x2 Cube event generated the standout mark of the cubing competition. Cristofer Azuaje claimed victory among twenty-four entrants by setting a Venezuelan national record average of 1.66 seconds, supported by a single of 1.30 seconds. Leandro Paredes earned the runner-up spot with an average of 1.86 seconds and a fast 1.11 single, while Victor Wu rounded out the podium in third place with an average of 3.24 seconds.

In the big-cube discipline, Louis Rodriguez Guerrero secured the 5x5x5 Cube championship. Facing thirteen competitors, Rodriguez Guerrero delivered a winning average of 50.61 seconds along with the round best single solve of 46.22 seconds. Bernardo Torres earned second place with an average of 1:01.20, while Sebastián Andrés González Coronel collected third place with a 1:07.86 average to complete the podium.

Away from the top steps of the podium, several participants delivered breakthrough performances across the schedule at Cubeando en el Tolón 2025. Daniel Malave took on five separate events, recording a 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best of 42.92 seconds that was 65.8 percent faster than before, while also logging a first attempt at 4x4x4 Cube with 1:36.52 and a first attempt at 5x5x5 Cube with 3:23.79. Alex Aaron Fernandez Trujillo also tackled five disciplines, cutting 57.7 percent off his 3x3x3 One-Handed mark to reach 35.50 seconds, dropping his 4x4x4 Cube time by 44.8 percent to 1:01.40, and improving his 5x5x5 Cube best by 44.4 percent to 2:20.66. Andrés Paredes entered three events, improving his Rubik's Cube best by 47.7 percent to 11.17 seconds, his 4x4x4 Cube mark by 41.6 percent to 48.13 seconds, and his 2x2x2 Cube time by 38.9 percent to 3.25 seconds. Jorge Adrián Rivodo Guada competed in three events, slicing 39.8 percent off his 2x2x2 Cube personal best down to 9.23 seconds.

The progress continued with Samir Alexander Figueroa Villanueva, who entered five events, achieved a personal best of 3.48 seconds in the 2x2x2 Cube with a 22.8 percent improvement, posted an eighth-place finish, and completed a first attempt at 5x5x5 Cube in 2:19.64. Yeremy Breindermarch cut 30.9 percent off his previous benchmark in 3x3x3 One-Handed to hit 32.87 seconds across three events. Alejandro Navas logged four events and improved his 3x3x3 One-Handed time by 21.6 percent to 22.36 seconds and his 4x4x4 Cube time by 20 percent to 50.57 seconds. First-time competitor Xander Carrero stepped onto the floor for his first WCA competition, entering four events and registering initial marks of 24.41 seconds in 3x3x3 Cube, 45.99 seconds in 3x3x3 One-Handed, and 2:14.04 in 4x4x4 Cube.

With fifteen podium spots earned across five events, the Venezuelan contingent made Cubeando en el Tolón 2025 a showcase of domestic dominance. From national record pace on the 2x2x2 Cube to commanding multi-event victories on larger puzzles, the single-day schedule delivered intense competition across all seven rounds. As the 2025 season progresses, the results established at C.C. Tolon provide a strong benchmark for speedcubers across the country.