Cubing Kids Festival La Paz 2024

Thirty competitors stepped up to the tables for a single high-pressure round of 3x3x3 One-Handed at the Parque de las Culturas, where physical dexterity and efficient ergonomics decide every turn. Solving a Rubik's Cube with a single hand demands precise fingertricks, deliberate table placement, and deep algorithm muscle memory. Cubing Kids Festival La Paz 2024 provided the ideal stage for that specialist skillset on April 7, 2024. Amaru Aloys Ancasi Pevec mastered the discipline, posting a winning average of 20.93 seconds alongside a best single of 18.48 seconds to take the top step of the podium.

The one-handed contest remained exceptionally close throughout the single-round showdown in La Paz, Bolivia. Luzio Batuani Conde claimed the runner-up spot with an average of 21.24 seconds, narrowly edged out by a mere three tenths of a second. Xavier Antonio Balderrama completed the tight podium with an average of 21.55 seconds. In an event where minor slips can add whole seconds, the three medalists separated themselves through clean lookahead and disciplined execution under strict single-hand constraints.

Across the broader cubing competition, 78 competitors tackled 7 events and 11 rounds of action during the 2024 meeting. The classic 3x3x3 Cube drew the largest crowd of contenders, featuring 77 participants across three rounds of intense speedcubing. Luzio Batuani Conde secured the top prize in the main event, delivering a winning average of 9.87 seconds to go with a best single solve of 8.12 seconds. Balderrama earned second place on the podium with an average of 10.02 seconds, while Matias Franco Echeverria Ramos took third place with an average of 11.74.

The 2x2x2 Cube featured a deep lineup of 60 competitors over two rounds, culminating in a fast final. Jhersson Cabezas Luizaga captured the victory with a 3.71-second average, recording a best single of 3.01 seconds. Luzio Batuani Conde took silver with an average of 3.88 seconds, and Arturo Diego Arratia Poma earned bronze with 4.30. The event generated a high volume of quick times, with Amaru Aloys Ancasi Pevec recording a single of 2.03 seconds and an average of 3.23 seconds during earlier tournament play.

Samuel Antonio Cruz Coareti enjoyed a remarkable double-championship run across two distinct rotational formats at Cubing Kids Festival La Paz 2024. In the Square-1 event, Cruz Coareti dominated the 11-competitor field with an average of 12.34 seconds and a single of 8.75 seconds, finishing ahead of Ancasi Pevec at 16.00 seconds and Carlos Alejandro Copa Toro at 17.09. Cruz Coareti then claimed victory in Clock with an average of 9.32 seconds, besting Martín Rodrigo Calle Quiroz with 13.91 and Jose Mauricio Colque Mamani with 24.54.

Beyond the title fights, the heart of the tournament beat strongest in the breakthroughs of developing solvers taking on ambitious schedules. Jhammil Asier Terrazas Espinoza registered massive strides across five events, dropping his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best down to 20.70 seconds, which was 58.8 percent faster than his prior mark, while also finishing fifth overall. Diego Andrade Ascarrunz tackled six events, achieving a fourth-place result in Skewb with a personal best of 4.71 seconds, an improvement of 58.4 percent, while also logging his first ever official attempts in Square-1 at 49.82 seconds and One-Handed at 29.82. Jessica Karen Cori Canaviri improved her 2x2x2 mark by 55.2 percent to 3.96 seconds and took on One-Handed for the first time with a 57.77-second solve. Carlos Fabian Paredes Piriz achieved his first One-Handed result of 39.31 seconds and improved his 2x2x2 best by 32.8 percent to 5.42 seconds.

New milestones continued across every bracket at this WCA competition. Cristofer Sebastian Aparicio Lopez tackled One-Handed for the first time with a time of 41.46 seconds while lowering his 2x2x2 personal best by 46.4 percent to 3.88 seconds. Edgar Sebastian Mamani Choque made his first career attempt at Square-1 with 1:04.31 and cut his 3x3x3 best by 31.3 percent to 26.50 seconds. Matias Bilbao La Vieja Maldonado reached seventh place in Square-1 during his first attempt at 43.30 seconds and cut his 2x2x2 mark by 34.8 percent to 3.80 seconds. Meanwhile, Sean John Vera Castañeda attended his first tournament, entering four events and securing sixteenth place in Megaminx alongside a debut 26.36-second solve on the standard cube.

The remaining rotation events rounded out a full day of speed cubing at Parque de las Culturas. Josias Milan Sirpa Pinto took first place in Skewb with a winning average of 4.16 seconds, outperforming Miguel Angel Choque Cama at 6.46 and Jhersson Cabezas Luizaga at 6.52. In Megaminx, Favio Tapia earned the championship trophy with an average of 55.12 seconds and a single solve of 45.17 seconds, prevailing over Sirpa Pinto at 1:00.43 and Cruz Coareti at 1:01.94.

All 21 podium positions across the seven official disciplines were claimed by competitors representing Bolivia, reflecting a robust national community across both short sprints and technical puzzles. From the razor-thin margins in the one-handed final to the comprehensive 3x3 results, the competition delivered high standard marks across every table. Cubing Kids Festival La Paz 2024 concluded having demonstrated exceptional depth across the field, setting a strong benchmark for regional talent as solvers look ahead to their next competitive season.