Mira Labs Cubing Scientists in Bacolod 2025

The tables were set and the timers glowed bright across City Mall Mandalagan as competitors gathered for two full days of high-stakes puzzle solving. Across 21 rounds and 14 separate events, the atmosphere in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines remained charged from the opening turns to the final stops. With 40 entrants battling across a crowded schedule on January 4 and 5, navigating each stage demanded precision, composure, and absolute consistency. Every progression into a later round was hard-earned, turning the venue into a proving ground for the nation's sharpest hands.

The Mira Labs Cubing Scientists in Bacolod 2025 showcased how unforgiving modern speedcubing has become when fields run deep. In the premier 3x3x3 Cube event, 37 competitors entered the opening round, leaving little room for error across the three-round gauntlet. Ace Christian C. Wong navigated the intense pressure to claim victory in the final with a winning average of 7.70 seconds and a best single of 6.83. Jose Polorhenzo Aquino finished in second place with an average of 8.96 seconds, edging Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. who posted an identical 8.96 average for third place, reflecting the fierce nature of the 3x3 results.

Ace Christian C. Wong also asserted his authority in other fast-paced disciplines throughout the weekend. In the 2x2x2 Cube event, which brought 31 competitors through three rounds, Wong secured the top spot with a 2.01 winning average and a single of 1.43 seconds. He added a third title in Clock, where he led 19 competitors across two rounds with a 5.54 average and a 4.79 single, finishing ahead of Aaron Josh C. Wong who recorded a 6.59 average and Jose Polorhenzo Aquino with 6.82.

Big cubes and specialty puzzles provided equal drama as Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. captured an impressive collection of gold finishes. Aguirre won 3x3x3 One-Handed with a 13.92 average, narrowly beating Jose Polorhenzo Aquino who posted 13.94, while Ace Christian C. Wong took third at 15.72. Aguirre continued his dominant run by winning the 4x4x4 Cube with a 31.98 average, the 5x5x5 Cube with a 59.35 average, and the 6x6x6 Cube with an average of 1:39.29, where Miguel Gonzaga took second in 1:49.78 and Brian Acuña secured third in 1:59.16.

Away from the top steps of the podium, the depth of talent at this cubing competition produced outstanding individual milestones. Ken Erick A. Caceres took on six events, securing sixth place in 2x2x2 Cube with a personal best of 2.10 seconds, which was 47.8 percent faster than his previous mark, and cut his 3x3x3 One-Handed time by 31.8 percent to 22.07 while recording his first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube in 1:01.54. Railee Diocampo tackled nine events, placing ninth in Pyraminx, making a first ever attempt at 5x5x5 Cube in 2:28.86, and improving personal records in 3x3x3 One-Handed by 25.1 percent to 19.85 and 4x4x4 Cube by 20.2 percent to 1:10.54. Aluel Paolo H. Gonzaga entered five events, earning 13th in Megaminx with a 33.1 percent personal best improvement to 1:48.65, a 5.66 Pyraminx personal best, and a first ever attempt at 3x3x3 One-Handed in 45.35.

The progress across the floor continued as Generoso L. Secreto III took on 12 events, finishing ninth in 6x6x6 Cube, logging a first ever attempt at 7x7x7 Cube in 9:49.04, and reducing personal bests in 4x4x4 Cube by 22.3 percent to 1:09.23 and 5x5x5 Cube by 21.3 percent to 2:34.85. Elizer James G. Buro entered six events, finishing fifth in 2x2x2 Cube with a personal best of 2.26, while lowering his Clock mark by 31.2 percent to 13.18 and Skewb by 27.7 percent to 4.51. Alfonso Gabriel Gavan took sixth in 3x3x3 One-Handed, setting personal bests of 17.00 in that event and 3.07 in Skewb while making his first ever attempt at Megaminx in 1:47.20. Liam Tagomata rounded out the strong individual campaigns with four events, taking 15th in Pyraminx, shaving his 2x2x2 Cube best to 4.10, and recording a first ever attempt at Clock in 19.06.

Podium battles across the remaining side events remained razor thin. Kirby Jay Caragan took the Skewb title with an average of 3.90 seconds, holding off Miguel Gonzaga at 3.92 and Ace Christian C. Wong at 4.05. In Pyraminx, Mars Daniel Kudemus won with a 3.11 average, topping Jose Polorhenzo Aquino at 3.36 and Bella Shanell Clementir Frial at 3.85. Megaminx saw Andrew Thomas Salazar Pacilan claim first with a 44.63 average over Aquino at 49.76 and Julian Miguel Bata at 52.43. Jose Polorhenzo Aquino also captured gold in Square-1 with a winning average of 10.73, and Miguel Gonzaga won the 7x7x7 Cube with an average of 2:47.23.

Complex disciplines tested memory and endurance, highlighted by Gabriel Angelo V. Hilado winning the 5x5x5 Blindfolded event with an 18:39.00 average, while Brian Acuña finished atop the 4x4x4 Blindfolded field. The classic Rubik's Cube and its many variants delivered relentless competition over two days of speed cubing excellence in 2025. Across every bracket and heat, the Mira Labs Cubing Scientists in Bacolod 2025 proved that succeeding at a sanctioned WCA competition requires composure against a stacked roster of determined solvers.

Sa loob ng City Mall Mandalagan, naging saksi ang mga manonood sa mabilisang galaw ng mga daliri at ang tunog ng lumalapag na mga puzzle. Mula Enero 4 hanggang Enero 5, nagtipon ang apatnapung kalahok para sa isang kapana-panabik na WCA competition sa Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines ngayong 2025. Sa kabuuang labing-apat na kategorya at dalawampu't isang rounds, pinatunayan ng paligsahan na ang tunay na tagumpay sa speedcubing ay nakasalalay sa matatag na average kaysa sa suwerteng single solve lamang.

Sa pangunahing kategorya ng Rubik's Cube o 3x3x3 Cube, ipinamalas ni Ace Christian C. Wong ang pambihirang katatagan upang masungkit ang unang puwesto. Nagtala siya ng winning average na 7.70 at best single na 6.83 sa tatlong rounds ng labanan kontra sa tatlumpu't pitong kalahok. Pumangalawa si Jose Polorhenzo Aquino na may 8.96 average, habang pumangatlo si Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. na nagtala rin ng 8.96 average sa mahigpit na pagtatapos ng paboritong laro ng marami.

Hindi roon nagtapos ang dominasyon ni Ace Christian C. Wong dahil nagwagi rin siya sa 2x2x2 Cube taglay ang 2.01 winning average at 1.43 best single sa tatlong rounds laban sa tatlumpu't isang katunggali. Bukod dito, kinuha rin niya ang ginto sa Clock na nagtala ng 5.54 winning average laban sa labinsiyam na kalahok, habang pumangalawa si Aaron Josh C. Wong sa 6.59 at pumangatlo si Jose Polorhenzo Aquino sa 6.82. Nakuha rin ni Ace Christian C. Wong ang ikatlong puwesto sa Skewb sa bilis na 4.05.

Ipinamalas naman ni Ace Djun T. Aguirre Jr. ang kanyang galing sa mas malalaking puzzle at espesyal na kategorya sa buong pagtitipon. Naghari siya sa 3x3x3 One-Handed sa pamamagitan ng 13.92 winning average, na bahagyang lumamang sa 13.94 ni Jose Polorhenzo Aquino. Nanguna rin si Aguirre sa 4x4x4 Cube na may 31.98 average, 5x5x5 Cube na may 59.35 average, at 6x6x6 Cube kung saan nagtala siya ng 1:39.29 winning average laban sa siyam pang kalahok sa iisang round ng bakbakan.

Nagpakitang-gilas din ang iba pang mga atleta sa iba't ibang larangan ng naturang cubing competition. Sa Pyraminx, nanguna si Mars Daniel Kudemus na nagrehistro ng 3.11 winning average, kasunod si Jose Polorhenzo Aquino na may 3.36 at Bella Shanell Clementir Frial na may 3.85. Sa Skewb, nagtagumpay si Kirby Jay Caragan sa kanyang 3.90 winning average laban sa 3.92 ni Miguel Gonzaga. Napanalunan naman ni Jose Polorhenzo Aquino ang Square-1 sa 10.73 average, habang si Andrew Thomas Salazar Pacilan ang naghari sa Megaminx sa 44.63 average.

Sa pinakamalalaking puzzle at blindfolded events, nakuha ni Miguel Gonzaga ang tagumpay sa 7x7x7 Cube sa pamamagitan ng 2:47.23 winning average. Sa kategoryang 5x5x5 Blindfolded, si Gabriel Angelo V. Hilado ang nag-iisang nakapagtala ng matagumpay na marka taglay ang 18:39.00 winning average at 17:37.00 best single sa tatlong kalahok. Samantala, sa 4x4x4 Blindfolded ay kinilalang panalo si Brian Acuña matapos ang isang round ng matinding konsentrasyon at pagsasaulo sa entablado.

Sa likod ng mga opisyal na podium, maraming manlalaro ang nagtala ng malalaking personal na tagumpay sa Mira Labs Cubing Scientists in Bacolod 2025. Pinangunahan ito ni Savion Romeo Matula na sumabak sa labing-isang events, kung saan naitala niya ang kanyang unang pagsubok sa 6x6x6 Cube sa bilis na 6:02.33, pinabilis ang kanyang 5x5x5 Cube personal best nang 67.6 porsyento patungong 2:17.73 mula 7:04.77, at pinaganda ang Clock record nang 7.2 porsyento sa 8.44. Si Francis E. Datiles naman ay nagpakitang-gilas sa tatlong events kabilang ang 18th place sa 3x3x3 One-Handed, 2x2x2 Cube personal best na 2.34 na 19.9 porsyentong mas mabilis, One-Handed record na 18.51 na 16.2 porsyentong pag-angat, at 3x3x3 Cube marka na 7.93 na 11.9 porsyentong mas mabilis.

Nagpakita rin ng matinding determinasyon ang iba pang kalahok sa kanilang mga laban. Si Miles Enrera ay nagtapos sa ika-8 puwesto sa 3x3x3 Cube habang pinabilis ang kanyang personal best nang 24 porsyento patungong 6.34 mula 8.34. Sa kanyang unang WCA competition, sumabak si Kaleb Matthew So sa tatlong events kung saan nagtala siya ng unang opisyal na marka sa One-Handed na 1:12.14, 2x2x2 Cube na 13.57, at 3x3x3 Cube na 33.32. Unang torneo rin ito para kay Lance Paul T. Sarabia na nagtala ng 34.99 sa 3x3x3 Cube. Samantala, nairehistro ni Jaeden Magatila ang kanyang unang pagsubok sa 2x2x2 Cube sa bilis na 3.79, habang si Chloe Ysabelle Masanit ay nagtala ng 18.24 sa 3x3x3 Cube na 6.6 porsyentong mas mabilis at 6.34 sa 2x2x2 Cube na 3.8 porsyentong pagbuti.

Ang pagtatapos ng torneo sa City Mall Mandalagan ay nagpatunay sa lumalalim na galing ng mga manlalaro sa buong bansa. Lahat ng apatnapu't dalawang podium finishes ay napanatili ng mga pambato ng Pilipinas sa kabuuan ng labing-apat na kategorya. Sa pagtatapos ng Mira Labs Cubing Scientists in Bacolod 2025, ipinakita ng bawat kalahok na ang tuloy-tuloy na ensayo at katatagan sa bawat solve ang tunay na pundasyon sa entablado ng speedcubing.