Cusco Spring 2025

Inside the halls of CEP. Santa Rosa de Lima, the tables were arranged for a concentrated day of speedcubing on December 6, 2025. Competitors gathered in Cusco, Peru with timers and mats aligned, prepared to face a schedule structured across 11 rounds and seven events. With 24 competitors registered for the meeting, the cutoffs and progression rules defined every stage of the day, leaving little room for tentative warmups and demanding instant precision across every single discipline.

The format demanded rapid adaptation, as four events were contested over a single deciding round while others allowed multiple rounds of qualification. At Cusco Spring 2025, every solver had to weigh risks immediately. Single-round events like 4x4x4 Cube and Megaminx required clean opening solves to establish a dependable average, whereas the multi-stage brackets in the classic puzzles gave competitors a chance to recalibrate between preliminary phases and final showdowns.

Nowhere was this mastery of format clearer than in the performance of Dilan Huillca, who seized five event titles over the course of the day. In the main 3x3x3 Cube event, which featured three full rounds of action for a field of 21 competitors, Huillca secured first place with a 10.06 winning average and an 8.96 single. Jimmy Durand Davalos claimed the runner-up spot with an average of 10.46, followed closely by Marlon Rojas at 10.90 in a tight set of 3x3 results.

The 2x2x2 Cube competition also rewarded multi-round endurance, advancing through two rounds of play among 13 competitors. Dilan Huillca topped the final with a 2.86 average after setting a best single of 2.07. Brayan Stheven Vargas Sullo took second place with a 4.04 mark, while Marcos Jesús Herencia Huillca completed the podium with an average of 4.31. Huillca added another title in Pyraminx, taking first across two rounds with an average of 4.74 ahead of Rojas at 5.25 and Luis Fernando Cano Aguirre at 8.23.

In the single-round brackets, the pressure was absolute. Dilan Huillca navigated the direct final of 4x4x4 Cube with a 40.59 average to edge out Marlon Rojas at 41.03 and Jimmy Durand Davalos at 48.88. In 3x3x3 One-Handed, Huillca shared identical winning averages of 20.92 with Marcos Jesús Herencia Huillca, with Reny Serna taking third at 22.19. Serna claimed his own victory in Megaminx with an average of 51.60, while Natán Riggenbach topped the four-person 3x3x3 Blindfolded round with a single solve of 1:45.38.

Beyond the title contests, the competition yielded significant individual milestones for participants navigating the rounds. Christopher Lima Foco delivered one of the largest drops of the weekend in 2x2x2 Cube, logging a personal best of 3.98 seconds that improved upon his prior standard of 11.43 by 65.2 percent. Edgar David Apaza Merma also cut substantial time in the traditional Rubik's Cube event, registering a 19.79 personal best to finish 20.3 percent faster than his previous mark of 24.83. Andree Fernando Borda Ccana took on three separate events, highlighted by a sixth-place finish in 2x2x2 Cube with a personal best of 4.84 and a 13.6 percent improvement in Pyraminx with a time of 6.86.

Several competitors expanded their repertoires with debut attempts at new disciplines at this cubing competition. Jhostin Daniel Apaza Arivilca entered four events, posting his first official Pyraminx attempt with a 9.38 on his way to fifth place, recording his first 3x3x3 One-Handed solve of 25.39, and dropping his 2x2x2 Cube best by 23.5 percent to 3.06. Bruce Baruc Huaman Huillca placed fourth in 3x3x3 Cube with a 10.29 personal best, down 12.8 percent from 11.80, while also recording his first official 2x2x2 Cube mark of 3.85. Anghela Choquecondori Rodriguez earned seventh in 3x3x3 One-Handed with a personal best of 26.04, improving by eight percent, and lowered her 3x3x3 Cube best to 15.91. Angel Giampierre Huapaya Torres tackled four events on the day, securing a best finish of fourth place in 4x4x4 Cube.

With 22 total podium positions earned by solvers from Peru, the single-day WCA competition showcased the depth of the regional scene. From single-round tests of nerve to three-round tests of consistency, Cusco Spring 2025 offered a thorough examination of speed cubing skill. The efficient format in Cusco provided a balanced proving ground, establishing fresh personal benchmarks and setting the standard for upcoming events in the calendar.

Veinticuatro competidores se reunieron en el CEP. Santa Rosa de Lima para disputar una intensa jornada de speedcubing el 6 de diciembre de 2025. El recinto escolar en Cusco, Peru, ofrecio el escenario idoneo para el desarrollo de siete modalidades y un total de once rondas oficiales. La disposicion de las mesas y la concentracion en cada estacion de resolucion marcaron el pulso del certamen, donde los participantes exhibieron su destreza tecnica en un ambiente puramente competitivo y enfocado.

El gran protagonista de la cita fue Dilan Huillca, quien firmo una actuacion historica al adjudicarse cinco primeros puestos. En la prueba reina del cubo de Rubik de 3x3x3, Huillca marco un promedio ganador de 10.06 segundos tras tres rondas de eliminacion frente a 21 participantes, ademas de estampar el mejor registro individual del evento con 8.96. En el podio principal lo escoltaron Jimmy Durand Davalos con 10.46 y Marlon Rojas con 10.90, consolidando una definicion sumamente ajustada en la tarima cusquena.

La contundencia de Huillca continuo en el cubo de 2x2x2, donde aseguro la victoria tras dos fases con un promedio de 2.86 segundos y un mejor intento de 2.07. La segunda posicion fue para Brayan Stheven Vargas Sullo con un registro de 4.04 y el tercer lugar correspondio a Marcos Jesus Herencia Huillca con 4.31. Asimismo, en Pyraminx, Huillca comando la clasificacion con 4.74 de promedio, superando a Marlon Rojas que finalizo con 5.25 y a Luis Fernando Cano Aguirre que registro 8.23.

En las pruebas de 4x4x4 y 3x3x3 a una mano, Huillca amplio su cosecha de medallas doradas. En la categoria de cuatro capas vencio con un promedio de 40.59 segundos y un mejor corte de 39.04, dejando atras a Marlon Rojas con 41.03 y a Jimmy Durand Davalos con 48.88. En 3x3x3 One-Handed logro una media de 20.92 segundos, empatando en promedio exacto con Marcos Jesus Herencia Huillca pero llevandose el triunfo, mientras que Reny Serna ocupo el tercer escalon con 22.19.

Mas alla de las victorias consagradas, la competencia dejo historias notables entre quienes construyeron sus primeras marcas oficiales. Daniela Medalit Cornejo Soldevilla sumo su vigesimo novena participacion en el circuito y alcanzo la sexta posicion en Pyraminx. En su debut dentro de una competencia de la WCA, Franz Lenin Choque Condori afronto tres modalidades distintas, registrando un primer intento de 11.62 en 2x2x2, 44.11 en 3x3x3 y 13.11 en Pyraminx. Del mismo modo, Patricia Phallcha Condori Qquenaya inicio su recorrido oficial disputando tres eventos, con tiempos iniciales de 23.37 en 2x2x2, 1:13.92 en 3x3x3 y 25.20 en Pyraminx.

La lista de estrenos oficiales continuo con desempenos individuales muy solidos en el clasico 3x3x3. Piero Gonzalo Ccahua Siclla debuto completando su primera resolucion en 18.12 segundos, mientras que Michael Rutber Gomez Peralta marco un primer intento de 22.23 en la misma prueba. Por su parte, Andre Vera Gomez registro 34.41 en su estreno oficial y Dario Victor Condori Mamani cerro su primer intento en 52.74, completando asi una destacada participacion de nuevos talentos en el torneo.

Las pruebas especializadas completaron el cuadro de honor en la ciudad imperial. En Megaminx, Reny Serna se alzo con el primer lugar al cronometrar una media de 51.60 segundos y una marca individual de 50.22, relegando a Dilan Huillca al segundo puesto con 57.36 y a Brayan Stheven Vargas Sullo al tercero con 1:18.78. En 3x3x3 a ciegas, Natan Riggenbach logro el unico tiempo valido de la final con 1:45.38 para llevarse el oro, seguido por Marlon Rojas con 2:28.13.

El certamen Cusco Spring 2025 concluyo reafirmando la pasion por el speedcubing en la region andina. Los veintidos podios quedaron en manos de representantes locales, demostrando el elevado nivel de preparacion sobre el escenario del CEP. Santa Rosa de Lima. Con marcas destacadas y una base solida de nuevos competidores, la comunidad del cubo cierra una jornada memorable que proyecta grandes expectativas para los proximos torneos del calendario.