Don't DNF Sigua 2025

The tables at Casa de la Cultura Siguatepeque filled early as timers, mats, and inspection covers lined the station desks. Solvers gathered to review algorithms and warm up their fingers under the venue lights before the opening calls echoed through the hall. With 31 competitors taking part in Siguatepeque, Honduras on January 26, 2025, the single-day schedule carried intense pacing from the first group scramble to the final podium announcements.

The fastest puzzles anchored the energy of the meet, setting a blistering pace across the sprinting categories. In the 2x2x2 Cube, 28 competitors took their shot across a single high-pressure round. Josef Garcia of the United States secured victory with a tight 4.39 winning average, backed by a best single of 3.47. Honduras competitor Anthony Gabriel Torres Mejia earned the second spot with a 5.20 average, while Fares Daniel Flores Hernández collected third place with a 5.30 mark in a rapid clash of speedcubing efficiency.

The classic Rubik's Cube drew the largest lineup of the day with 30 competitors battling across two rounds. When the 3x3 results were tallied in the finals, Fares Daniel Flores Hernández delivered a dominant performance to take the championship with a winning average of 10.48 and a round-best single of 8.56. Harry Daniels Aguilar Alvarado claimed second place for Honduras with an 11.79 average, while Josef Garcia rounded out the podium in third with an average of 13.77.

Beyond the standard 3x3x3 Cube, Fares Daniel Flores Hernández swept through the other multi-layered puzzles on the schedule. He captured the 3x3x3 One-Handed title with a 20.48 average and a 16.86 single, leading Elias Antonio Alvarez Ramos who averaged 26.30 and Ronal Hernández with 28.40. Flores Hernández added another victory in the 4x4x4 Cube, finishing atop the 15-person field with a 49.98 average and a 42.36 single, ahead of Dorian Ernesto Rosales Rodriguez at 55.77 and Luis David Hernández Mejía at 56.41.

The short-format twisting disciplines also brought sharp competition to the tables. Connor Weed of the United States led the Skewb event, averaging 6.34 with a 6.13 single to finish ahead of Josef Garcia at 6.90 and Anthony Gabriel Torres Mejia at 6.95. Weed repeated that success in the Square-1 final, locking down first place with an 11.18 average and a fast 7.12 single over Erick Y. Maldonado at 17.65 and Dorian Ernesto Rosales Rodriguez at 46.18. In Pyraminx, Colombia representative Mariana Jimenez Torres took top honors across two rounds with a 4.40 winning average and a 3.36 single, followed by Elias Antonio Alvarez Ramos at 6.47 and Ubilson Abieser Hernández Mejía at 6.63.

Away from the top steps of the podium, several participants marked major milestones throughout the day. Ana Isabel Aguilar Cerrato entered six events and cut her Skewb personal best down to 6.60, improving by 51.5 percent over her previous mark of 13.62, while also taking on her first ever attempt at 3x3x3 One-Handed with 58.25 and 2x2x2 Cube with 8.83. Jorge Emilio Brizuela Chávez tackled seven events, logging a first ever attempt at Square-1 of 1:07.14, a 2x2x2 Cube debut of 7.05, and a first 4x4x4 Cube finish of 1:57.74. Gareth Daniel Romero Espinal reduced his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best by 25 percent to 48.06 and trimmed his 3x3x3 Cube record to 17.70, while Marcelo Adrian Hernández Lagos lowered his 3x3x3 Cube best to 17.20, an improvement of 28.6 percent, and completed his first ever attempt at Pyraminx in 11.32.

The day also welcomed several solvers to their very first WCA competition. Fernando Jacobo Oyuela Velásquez took on seven events in his debut, recording a best finish of sixth in Square-1, a 28.77 first attempt on 3x3x3, and a 1:23.56 in 3x3x3 One-Handed. Leonardo Hernández Benítez completed his first official solves across three events, posting a 9.47 on 2x2x2 Cube, a 23.83 on Pyraminx, and a 39.73 on 3x3x3. Marco Antonio Casco Dominguez debuted across three disciplines, claiming 12th in 2x2x2 Cube with a 5.22 single, alongside a 16.78 Pyraminx and a 25.75 3x3x3 Cube. Josue David Bardales Lopez rounded out his first appearance with three events, logging an 18.00 on Pyraminx, a 17.64 on 2x2x2 Cube, and a 40.57 on the classic cube.

By the conclusion of the program, host nation Honduras accounted for 15 podium positions, while the United States secured five and Colombia claimed one. Spanning seven events and nine rounds of speed cubing action, Don't DNF Sigua 2025 delivered a showcase of rapid execution and steady progress across every category. As the equipment was packed away in Siguatepeque, competitors closed out a memorable cubing competition that tested dexterity, speed, and precision on every solve.