Jisk'a Cubing 2025

The expansive halls of Parque de las Culturas bustled with focused intensity as sixty-eight puzzle solvers gathered for a full slate of action in La Paz, Bolivia. Across eleven tightly scheduled rounds, the venue resonated with the rapid clatter of plastic layers aligning and the sharp thud of hands hitting digital timers. Solvers spent the morning warming up their fingers, inspecting scrambles, and navigating seven different official events. The single-day tournament brought together both seasoned veterans and eager newcomers for a high-stakes test of dexterity.

For seasoned competitors returning to top form, the competition provided an ideal stage to reassert their dominance across multiple disciplines. Enrique Adolfo Delgado delivered a commanding performance in the premier 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube category, leading a field of sixty-seven contenders across three rounds. Delgado posted a winning average of 8.63 seconds to secure the gold medal, bolstered by a sharp single solve of 6.77. Xavier Antonio Balderrama claimed the second podium spot with an average of 9.27, while Johan Mamani Pari took third with 9.59 in the final 3x3 results.

The 4x4x4 Cube contest demanded exceptional composure through long parity algorithms and rapid edge pairing. Josias Milan Sirpa Pinto demonstrated veteran precision in the single-round event, taking the victory with a 34.73 average and an event-best single of 32.21 seconds. Luzio Batuani Conde pressed hard to earn second place with a mark of 35.11, finishing mere fractions ahead of Enrique Adolfo Delgado, who secured his second podium of the weekend in 35.14. Sirpa Pinto doubled his gold medal haul later in the day by topping the Skewb standings with a winning average of 4.03 seconds.

The dynamic format of the 2x2x2 Cube saw sixty participants push their turning speeds to the limit over two competitive rounds. Luzio Batuani Conde captured the title with a tournament-winning average of 3.12 seconds, highlighted by a rapid 2.64 single. Damián Amilkar Vicente Tordoya claimed the silver medal at 3.38, while Jhersson Cabezas Luizaga followed closely for bronze with a 3.52 average. Earlier in the first round, Johan Mamani Pari set a blistering single solve of 2.59 seconds, matching the high standard of play displayed across the entire bracket.

Away from the main podium battles, several solvers achieved significant individual breakthroughs across the day. Eddy Luis Ibarra Varela took on four separate disciplines, recording a personal best of 7.04 seconds in Pyraminx to finish 52.1% faster than their previous mark, while also logging a first attempt at Clock in 15.35 and 2x2x2 Cube in 5.49. Joel Fabricio Limachi Valdez entered five events and improved their 2x2x2 Cube best to 4.45 seconds, a 37.3% reduction, alongside maiden attempts in Skewb at 26.03 and 4x4x4 Cube at 1:40.99. Mateo Luciano Padilla Mendez secured a 26th-place finish in 4x4x4 Cube with a first attempt of 1:17.15 and trimmed their 2x2x2 Cube mark by 24% to 7.23.

The progression continued with Irvin Jose Diaz Huanca, who tackled four categories, delivering a 3x3x3 Cube best of 28.85 seconds that was 31.1% faster than before, while posting a first 2x2x2 Cube attempt of 12.81. Matias Gonzalo Rivero Zambrana improved across three events, lowering their 3x3x3 Cube time by 26.3% to 17.28 and cutting their Pyraminx mark by 21% to 6.76. Fabian Rafael Castillo Zabaleta made their first WCA competition appearance memorable by completing five events, notching a top finish of 22nd in Pyraminx with a 10.32 single. Fellow debutants Ian Daniel Guarachi Calani and Manuel Alejandro Pumacahua Loayza also opened their speed cubing journeys with solid marks across three events each.

Specialist categories added distinct technical challenges to the schedule, requiring complete mastery of non-standard mechanisms. In the Clock event, Rafael Fernando Vasquez Gallo claimed the top position over eighteen competitors across two rounds, averaging 6.86 seconds to narrowly edge out Pedro Josue Chambi Ventura at 6.95 and Martín Rodrigo Calle Quiroz at 7.48. In Pyraminx, Nahuel Obando Boller took first place with a crisp 4.01 average, while Jhersson Cabezas Luizaga took second in 4.38 and Jose Mauricio Colque Mamani placed third in 5.19.

The 3x3x3 Blindfolded discipline tested pure spatial memory and execution without sight, yielding a victory for Carlos Alejandro Copa Toro. Copa Toro registered a successful single solve of 4:09.36 to lead the seven-solver field, finishing ahead of Jhersson Cabezas Luizaga at 4:23.29 and Nelson Rodrigo Rios at 4:49.74. With all twenty-one available podium positions swept by local athletes, Jisk'a Cubing 2025 concluded a full day of speedcubing excellence in January 2025. The high level of execution demonstrated at this WCA competition sets an impressive benchmark for the upcoming regional calendar.