Hello World Oruro 2025

Inside the halls of the Sociedad de Ingenieros de Bolivia, the steady rhythm of quick-turning plastic and the clicking of official timers filled the room as cubers gathered around the competition tables. Forty competitors from across the region assembled in Oruro, Bolivia for an intense day of Rubik's Cube solving across six official events. Hello World Oruro 2025 delivered 11 rounds of high-energy matches, where seasoned contenders and rapidly improving youngsters alike pushed their limits to post exceptional marks on September 27, 2025.

The 3x3x3 Cube event drew 39 competitors through three rounds of rigorous action, standing as the centrepiece of the tournament. Enrique Adolfo Delgado captured top honours with a winning average of 8.82 seconds, highlighted by the best single solve of the event at 7.89 seconds. Alejandro Marze Rossel secured the second position with an average of 9.33 seconds, edging out Daniel C. Bedoya, who claimed third place with a 9.35 mark. The tight 3x3 results demonstrated the incredible sharpness of the country's top solvers in high-pressure elimination brackets.

Big cube events highlighted technical mastery, starting with the 4x4x4 Cube competition featuring 22 participants over two rounds. Alejandro Marze Rossel claimed the title with a tournament-winning average of 30.65 seconds, supported by an impressive best single of 28.42 seconds. Josias Milan Sirpa Pinto took second place with a 32.51 average, while Enrique Adolfo Delgado rounded out the podium at 33.09. In the 5x5x5 Cube final, Sirpa Pinto turned the tables by seizing first place with a 56.36 winning average and a 53.83 single, finishing ahead of Delgado at 1:03.41 and Claudio Andre Gomez Villca at 1:04.76.

The shorter formats tested raw mechanical speed and rapid pattern recognition. In the 2x2x2 Cube final, Claudio Andre Gomez Villca took victory with a 3.50 winning average after registering a 2.49 single. Kevin Gustavo Sebastián Flores Bazagoitia placed second at 3.58, just ahead of Hans Erland Fernández Ocaña at 3.66. In the Pyraminx, Henry Ramirez Escobar topped the standings across two rounds with an average of 5.28 seconds and a single of 2.74, while Flores Bazagoitia and Fernández Ocaña secured second and third with marks of 6.26 and 6.64 respectively.

Memory and execution merged in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded discipline, where competitors memorise the puzzle state before donning blindfolds to complete the solve unaided. Four contenders took to the tables for a single round of attempts. Marcelo Antonio Mamani conquered the challenge to take the win with a single time of 5:53.28, despite finishing without an average. Henry Ramirez Escobar placed second with a completed solve of 7:12.96, while Beltran Martinez Colque and Alberto Arturo Ayllón Bustos each ended their attempts with a DNF.

Beyond the championship battles, the true spirit of this cubing competition was seen in the massive individual leaps made by developing competitors. Juan Diego Condori Uño entered four events and cut his 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 1.94 seconds, an improvement of 61.3 percent, alongside a 26.3 percent drop in 4x4x4 Cube to 1:13.23 and a first ever 5x5x5 Cube attempt of 2:54.33 that earned 13th place. Jeremy Lenith Lorein Flores Bazagoitia dropped their 3x3x3 mark by 43.2 percent to 51.13 and recorded a first 2x2x2 mark of 21.33. Leandro Gabriel Frias Blanco competed in four disciplines, securing 6th place in Pyraminx with a personal best 5.85, posting a first 4x4x4 attempt of 1:24.56, and lowering their 3x3x3 mark to 13.15. Adrian Soliz Molina tackled three disciplines, recording a first 4x4x4 solve of 2:36.81 and a 26.5 percent personal best reduction in 2x2x2 to 4.25.

That wave of progress continued across the venue as several other competitors achieved notable benchmarks. Jhostin Deyvid Trujillo Diaz tackled four events and finished 11th in 2x2x2, dropping their 4x4x4 best by 38.2 percent to 1:13.85 and trimming Pyraminx to 5.31. Diego Deibyth Magne Huarachi improved their 2x2x2 personal best by 37.9 percent down to 3.90 while placing 8th in 3x3x3. Maria Fernanda Corrales Romero entered four events and sliced their 3x3x3 mark down by 36.9 percent to 25.99. Axel Ramses Argandoña Ibañez took on two events and cut their 3x3x3 best by 33.7 percent to 20.62, reinforcing the rapid development taking place across the regional speed cubing community.

Fresh faces made their mark during their official debut on the circuit. Jhonny Andres Mamani Pacheco completed their first WCA competition by entering three events, logging initial benchmarks of 35.31 on 3x3x3 and 14.02 on 2x2x2. First-time solvers Evan Sebastián Vásquez Vallejos, Mijael Sandoval Espinoza, and Tiago Matias Patzi Gutierrez registered their inaugural official 3x3x3 attempts with times of 1:48.93, 26.98, and 1:07.60 respectively, gaining vital experience on the tournament stage.

Hello World Oruro 2025 concluded with Bolivian solvers earning all 19 podium places across the six contested disciplines. The gathering underlined the depth of local talent across both standard formats and specialty puzzles. With so many newcomers registering substantial milestones, the regional speedcubing community leaves this event with strong positive momentum heading into future competitive seasons.