IX CUBIFMA 2024

The competition hall at Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Maranhão, Campus Bacabal, served as the vibrant focal point for regional speedcubing talent on November 29, 2024. Tables arranged across the campus floor buzzed with activity as competitors warmed up their hands, inspected puzzle alignments, and exchanged solving methods. The academic venue provided an ideal setting for the day of focused problem solving, bringing together 17 competitors from across the region to test their skills in Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil.

The single-day schedule of IX CUBIFMA 2024 moved briskly through 8 rounds across 5 events. Spectators and participants gathered around the official timing stations to follow the action in standard 3x3x3 Cube alongside specialized disciplines such as Pyraminx, Skewb, and 3x3x3 Blindfolded. The structured setting of the campus venue allowed for seamless transitions between rounds, maintaining a steady rhythm as solvers tackled each successive puzzle category throughout the 2024 tournament.

In the main event, the classic Rubik's Cube brought 17 competitors into the opening phase before the field narrowed for the final round. Italo Mateus Cardoso Da Silva emerged victorious in the 3x3x3 Cube with a winning average of 12.84 seconds and delivered the best single time of the event at 11.78 seconds. Raul Cesar Lopes Urquiza secured the runner-up spot with an average of 13.21 seconds, while Pablo Vinicius Melo de Lima completed the podium in third place with a mark of 14.50 seconds. These official 3x3 results capped an impressive showcase of classic puzzle solving at the tournament.

The 2x2x2 Cube event produced the closest battle of the entire cubing competition across its two rounds. Pablo Vinicius Melo de Lima captured first place with an average of 5.62 seconds, edging ahead of Raul Cesar Lopes Urquiza, who finished in second place with an average of 5.63 seconds, just one hundredth of a second behind. Italo Mateus Cardoso Da Silva took third place with an average of 5.79 seconds. The event also saw Pablo Vinicius Melo de Lima post the best single time of the discipline at 3.80 seconds.

Pablo Vinicius Melo de Lima added another triumph in the Pyraminx event, taking top honours with a winning average of 7.87 seconds and the best single of 6.18 seconds after two rounds among 11 competitors. Raul Cesar Lopes Urquiza earned second place with an average of 8.64 seconds, while Italo Mateus Cardoso Da Silva finished third with an average of 11.74 seconds. In Skewb, Italo Mateus Cardoso Da Silva claimed victory with a winning average of 12.35 seconds and a best single of 9.30 seconds across a single round of three participants, finishing ahead of Huérllen Vicente Lemos e Silva and Marcos Vinícius Santos Araújo.

A major highlight away from the podium battles was the rapid development demonstrated by emerging participants across the schedule. Anthony Durval Carvalho Silva took on three events in his second career appearance, recording a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube with a time of 6.79 seconds and a first ever attempt at Pyraminx with 13.25 seconds. Anthony Durval Carvalho Silva also reached a 4th-place finish in 2x2x2 Cube and logged a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 15.26 seconds, which was 37.1 percent faster than his prior mark of 24.25 seconds. Marcos Alexandre Carvalho dos Santos entered three events and secured 4th place in the 3x3x3 Cube, lowering his personal best to 11.84 seconds to improve by 12.2 percent from 13.49 seconds, alongside a Pyraminx personal best of 8.29 seconds that surpassed his earlier 8.56 mark by 3.2 percent.

Progression continued across multiple tables as other solvers marked major milestones in Bacabal. Alynne Vieira Gregorio contested three events and dropped her 3x3x3 Cube personal best from 1:02.27 to 45.92 seconds, representing a 26.3 percent improvement, while also lowering her Pyraminx personal best from 20.90 to 16.63 seconds for a 20.4 percent reduction. Daniel Ryan Brito Macedo took on three events and achieved a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 11.04 seconds, cutting 12.9 percent from 12.68 seconds, and improved his 3x3x3 Cube single to 41.49 seconds from 43.80 seconds. Darah Maria de Almeida Silva competed across three events and set a Pyraminx personal best of 13.06 seconds, taking 5.8 percent off her previous standard of 13.87 seconds.

The 3x3x3 Blindfolded discipline concluded the program, highlighting the concentration and memory work required to solve without visual feedback during execution. Italo Mateus Cardoso Da Silva won the title with a single time of 4:53.46, marking the only successful recorded solve in the final round of the category. The finish gave Da Silva his third event win of the gathering, confirming a strong individual showing across distinct mechanical styles.

By the close of the day at Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Maranhão, Campus Bacabal, Brazilian competitors accounted for all 14 podium positions awarded across the five disciplines. The event provided a complete look at speed cubing progression in the state of Maranhão, blending sharp performances at the top of the standings with substantial personal time drops throughout the field. The tournament concluded as a successful chapter of WCA competition in the region, setting personal benchmarks for the athletes heading into future competitive seasons.

A disputa do 2x2x2 Cube no IX CUBIFMA 2024 terminou decidida pela margem mais estreita possivel, quando Pablo Vinicius Melo de Lima garantiu a medalha de ouro com media de 5.62, superando Raul Cesar Lopes Urquiza por apenas um centesimo de segundo. O evento mais rapido do fim de semana ditou o tom da competicao realizada no dia 29 de novembro de 2024 no Instituto Federal de Educacao, Ciencia e Tecnologia do Maranhao, Campus Bacabal. A programacao reuniu 17 competidores para um dia intenso com 5 modalidades e 8 rodadas completadas, trazendo o speedcubing de alto nivel para o interior maranhense.

Na chave principal do classico 3x3x3 Cube, tradicionalmente conhecido como o cubo magico, Italo Mateus Cardoso Da Silva confirmou a melhor performance daquele dia. O competidor assegurou o topo do podio com uma media vencedora de 12.84 e registrou a melhor marca individual da modalidade em 11.78. O torneio do cubo principal contou com 17 competidores ao longo de duas rodadas, onde a consistencia de Italo Mateus Cardoso Da Silva foi fundamental para superar os fortes adversarios que pressionaram a tabela ate as ultimas resolucoes da final.

A concorrencia no topo do 3x3x3 Cube foi intensa. Raul Cesar Lopes Urquiza ficou com o segundo lugar ao marcar a media de 13.21 na rodada decisiva, enquanto Pablo Vinicius Melo de Lima completou o trio de premiados com 14.50 no terceiro lugar. Os tempos no evento central refletiram o nivel tecnico apurado dos finalistas, que dominaram as disputas mais velozes do encontro em Bacabal, Maranhao, Brazil, consolidando uma rivalidade esportiva sadia e constante em varias categorias ao longo de toda a jornada.

A final do 2x2x2 Cube foi um dos momentos mais eletrizantes da competicao de cubo magico. Pablo Vinicius Melo de Lima assegurou o primeiro lugar com 5.62 e registrou uma resolucao individual de 3.80. Raul Cesar Lopes Urquiza conquistou a medalha de prata com a media de 5.63, enquanto Italo Mateus Cardoso Da Silva fechou o podio em terceiro lugar com 5.79. Entre os 13 participantes deste evento, as diferencas minimas no cronometro demonstraram o alto grau de precisao exigido nos giros rapidos das pecas.

Alem das disputas no topo, o evento marcou a estreia oficial de diversos talentos em uma competicao WCA. Kaiki Ryuji Takeda participou pela primeira vez do circuito e competiu em 2 modalidades, alcancando o 6 lugar no 3x3x3 Cube com sua primeira tentativa oficial registrada em 21.06, alem de sua primeira tentativa no 2x2x2 Cube em 5.83. Da mesma forma, Yasmmin Silva Paixao encarou 3 eventos na sua estreia, completando sua primeira tentativa no 3x3x3 Cube com 49.91, sua primeira resolucao no Pyraminx com 42.74 e a marca inicial de 23.64 no 2x2x2 Cube.

Outros atletas tambem iniciaram sua trajetoria esportiva nos tabuleiros do torneio. Emilly Ayesha dos Santos Sousa disputou 1 modalidade e registrou sua primeira tentativa no 3x3x3 Cube com o tempo de 49.30. No mesmo evento classico, Lauan Ferreira Galvao fez sua primeira tentativa oficial completando em 59.05, enquanto Anna Darphine Silva Caldas garantiu seu primeiro registro oficial no cubo tradicional com a marca de 59.68, demonstrando a expansao da modalidade e o interesse crescente de novos praticantes no cenario regional.

As provas de desafios alternativos tambem trouxeram grandes desempenhos durante o IX CUBIFMA 2024. No Pyraminx, Pablo Vinicius Melo de Lima venceu com media de 7.87 e melhor single de 6.18 apos duas rodadas contra 11 concorrentes, acompanhado no podio por Raul Cesar Lopes Urquiza em segundo lugar com 8.64 e Italo Mateus Cardoso Da Silva em terceiro com 11.74. No Skewb, Italo Mateus Cardoso Da Silva levou a vitoria com media de 12.35 e single de 9.30, a frente de Huerllen Vicente Lemos e Silva com 18.78 e Marcos Vinicius Santos Araujo com 33.04.

Para encerrar a variedade do cronograma, a modalidade de resolucao vendada, 3x3x3 Blindfolded, exigiu extrema capacidade de memorizacao e execucao sem auxilio visual. Italo Mateus Cardoso Da Silva foi o unico competidor a obter um tempo valido na rodada unica da categoria, registrando o tempo vencedor de 4:53.46 para conquistar mais uma medalha de ouro. O competidor Huerllen Vicente Lemos e Silva ficou com a segunda colocacao apos registrar DNF em suas tentativas na modalidade.

Com 14 posicoes de podio preenchidas exclusivamente por representantes do Brasil, o IX CUBIFMA 2024 destacou o talento regional em Bacabal no ano de 2024. A combinacao de tempos velozes nos cubos menores com a precisao tatica das resolucoes as cegas encerrou uma temporada memoravel de speedcubing no campus, fortalecendo a comunidade local para os proximos desafios do esporte.