Montevideo O'Clock 2025

Theo Goluboff delivered a masterclass at Grupo Altavista, capturing six gold medals across a demanding weekend of speedcubing. The Argentine standout punctuated his dominance with a 6.93 winning average in the 3x3x3 Cube, posting a best single of 5.74 to lead the flagship event. Held in Montevideo, Uruguay, from March 15 to March 16, Montevideo O Clock 2025 brought 26 competitors together across 9 events and 13 rounds of intense, high-focus solving.

The venue at Grupo Altavista provided a sharp, professional setting that elevated the entire cubing competition. From the morning warmups to the late-round finals, the hall buzzed with the rhythm of timers clicking and puzzles shifting. Competitors and supporters created an energetic sports atmosphere across both days, making the event a standout stop on the 2025 continental calendar as solvers pushed their limits across varied disciplines.

Goluboff left very little room for the rest of the field in the classic twisting puzzles. Alongside his 3x3 results, he claimed first place in the 2x2x2 Cube with a 2.25 average and swept through the larger hardware, topping the 4x4x4 Cube with a 28.03 average and the 5x5x5 Cube in 48.61. He added another victory in the Megaminx with a 39.84 average and secured top honours in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, logging a winning single of 36.07 seconds.

Local solvers ensured Uruguay claimed a major share of the hardware across the program. Santiago Cabral took the title in the Clock event, producing a winning average of 3.95 and a best single of 3.21 to lead the field. Bruno Lezama captured the Skewb crown with a 3.24 average, while Sebastiano Benato flew to victory in Pyraminx with a 2.33 mark. Uruguayan competitors collected 18 total podium places during the weekend, showing formidable depth across the roster.

Behind the top of the podium, Montevideo O Clock 2025 highlighted significant progress for many competitors throughout the ranks. Lucas Barrientos unlocked major gains on the stopwatch, logging a Clock personal best of 30.81 seconds that was 45.4 percent faster than his previous mark. Felipe Mai put together a massive weekend across five events, improving his Clock best to 22.60 to go 37.9 percent faster, cutting his 3x3x3 Cube best to 27.47 for a 21.7 percent drop, and trimming his Skewb best to 7.34.

Other competitors marked important milestones across new categories and personal bests. Elisa Pinto took on Clock for the first time in an official WCA competition, recording an 8.77 mark on her way to a sixth-place finish, while also lowering her 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 12.5 percent to 21.97. Agustín Márquez took on eight events, lowering his 5x5x5 Cube best by 15.1 percent to 1:46.79, his 4x4x4 Cube best by 9.9 percent to 54.67, and his Rubiks Cube best by 9.4 percent to 10.92. Martín Santamaría Ruiz trimmed his 3x3x3 best by 14.1 percent to 18.52 and his 4x4x4 best by 13.8 percent to 1:35.68. Eduardo Enrique Santamaría Rivas logged his first attempt at the 4x4x4 Cube with a 2:38.11, while Endrick Javier Sánchez Cedeño made his speed cubing debut with an 18.00 in 3x3x3. Ruth Marisol Rivas Becerra also completed her first official tournament, logging initial marks of 2:13.68 in 2x2x2 and 2:48.89 in 3x3x3.

The 2x2x2 Cube event saw rapid rounds of action, where Theo Goluboff set the standard with a 1.31 single and a 1.92 average during the rounds before taking the final in 2.25 ahead of Santiago Cabral and Manuel Malvárez. In the 3x3x3 Cube final, Irene Pinto earned the runner-up spot with an 8.96 average, while Malvárez took third in 9.11, rounding out an all-Uruguay chase behind Goluboff.

The tournament closed as a showcase of high performance and competitive spirit in the capital. Over two packed days of action, Montevideo O Clock 2025 demonstrated the growing strength of speedcubers across the region, establishing Grupo Altavista as a memorable battleground for the season.

With strong turnouts across every bracket, the weekend concluded with memorable performances from veteran champions and rising talents alike. The success of Montevideo O Clock 2025 sets a high benchmark for the next wave of regional tournaments.