Oruro Winter 2023

A nail-biting final round at the Universidad Privada Domingo Savio came down to four hundredths of a second as Josias Milan Sirpa Pinto captured the premier 3x3x3 Cube title with a 9.17 average. His narrow margin over Xavier Antonio Balderrama, who registered a 9.21 average, delivered the definitive highlight of Oruro Winter 2023. Sirpa Pinto also recorded the best single solve of the event at 7.28 on his way to topping the podium, while Alejandro Marze Rossel secured third place with a mark of 9.47.

The one-day WCA competition took place on June 3, 2023, gathering 49 competitors in Oruro, Bolivia for a dense schedule spanning 4 events and 9 rounds. All 12 podium positions across the tournament were claimed by Bolivian competitors, showcasing the high standard of regional talent. The classic Rubik's Cube drew the largest contingent with 47 participants fighting through three progressive rounds before Sirpa Pinto secured top honours.

Beyond the main event, the speedcubing program delivered sharp contests in every discipline. In the 2x2x2 Cube, Xavier Antonio Balderrama responded to his narrow runner-up finish in 3x3 by securing the gold medal. Balderrama posted a winning average of 4.35 and the event's best single of 2.93 across two rounds of 25 competitors. Jhersson Cabezas Luizaga took second place with a 4.45 average, closely followed by Claudio Andre Gomez Villca in third with 4.65.

The 4x4x4 Cube contest brought another podium battle among the weekend's top performers. Alejandro Marze Rossel proved dominant across two rounds featuring 20 solvers, taking victory with a 33.95 winning average and a standout single of 29.79. Josias Milan Sirpa Pinto added a second medal to his tally by taking silver with a 35.10 average, while Claudio Andre Gomez Villca earned his second bronze of the day with a mark of 41.31.

Pyraminx action featured 21 entrants competing across two rounds, where Jose Mauricio Colque Mamani earned first place. Colque Mamani produced a winning average of 4.56 alongside the best single of the category at 4.02. Jhersson Cabezas Luizaga captured his second silver medal of the day with an average of 4.62, while Henry Ramirez Escobar completed the podium in third with an average of 6.18.

Away from the top steps of the podium, numerous competitors delivered massive personal breakthroughs across the schedule. Marco Antonio Mendoza Pereira produced the steepest improvement of the day, cutting his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 60.4 percent from 32.61 to 12.91 on his way to a 12th-place finish. Raúl Soliz Molina also chopped substantial time from his previous best, reducing his 3x3 mark from 36.11 to 18.40 for a 49 percent improvement. Gadiel Calle Condarco entered three events, cutting his Pyraminx mark by 45.2 percent to 6.91, his 3x3 time by 31.5 percent to 21.66, and recording a first ever 2x2x2 Cube solve of 6.86 to finish 9th in Pyraminx. Héctor Gabriel Gareca lowered his Pyraminx personal best by 42.7 percent down to 8.01 to place 11th, while also clocking a 10.50 personal best in 2x2x2.

The drive for improvement continued with Jhostin Deyvid Trujillo Diaz, who took on all four categories, cutting his 3x3 mark by 38.6 percent to 17.80, finishing 11th in 2x2x2 with a debut time of 3.92, and registering a first 4x4x4 single of 1:59.59. Adrian Soliz Molina lowered his 3x3 personal best by 37.3 percent to 18.62 alongside an initial Pyraminx effort of 18.16. Marianela Fernández Mamani improved across three events, lowering her 2x2x2 mark by 35.7 percent to 6.01, her Pyraminx time by 14.6 percent to 12.43, and her 3x3 solve to 25.57. First-time competitor Rodrigo Saúl Mendieta Villegas completed his inaugural event debuts with a 5.79 in 2x2x2, an 8.55 in Pyraminx, and a 28.57 in the 3x3 category.

The 2023 speed cubing calendar in Oruro showed the vitality of local competition, pairing razor-thin margins at the summit with steady progression throughout the ranks. From Sirpa Pinto's decisive 3x3 results to the dozens of personal milestones achieved on the day, Oruro Winter 2023 offered a complete showcase of Bolivian cubing talent as solvers prepare for future opportunities on the circuit.