Plaza Center Cube Lima V 2025

Dennis Preciado claimed the 3x3x3 Blindfolded title with a decisive single solve of 42.52 seconds, delivering the most intense victory of the weekend in Lima, Peru. Solving without sight demands complete memorisation of pieces, absolute recall, and flawless execution under intense pressure. Across two rounds featuring 9 competitors, Preciado held his nerve to secure top honours. Pedro Giuseppe Garcia Milla took the second spot on the podium with a single of 46.55 seconds, while Jean Villamon of Venezuela locked up third place in 1:05.96. The blindfolded showdown set a high bar for excellence across the entire event schedule.

Held on March 29 and March 30, Plaza Center Cube Lima V 2025 brought 88 competitors to Plaza Center San Martín de Porres for two full days of high-level speedcubing. The tournament program featured 11 events and 21 rounds, giving fans a showcase of precision across classic puzzles and specialty disciplines. Across all events, competitors from Peru secured 28 podium finishes, alongside 4 for Chile and 1 for Venezuela. The energy inside the venue reflected a vibrant community of cubers eager to push their boundaries in early 2025.

The traditional 3x3x3 Cube contest stood as the centrepiece of the tournament, drawing 77 competitors through 3 rounds of intense speed cubing. Benjamín Ochoa captured victory with a standout winning average of 7.89 seconds, backed by a best single of 7.33 seconds. Jose Antonio Cuipal Maguiña secured second place with an 8.05-second average, while Pedro Giuseppe Garcia Milla completed the podium in third at 9.06. These standout 3x3 results underscored the sharp level of competition throughout the premier Rubik's Cube category.

Jose Antonio Cuipal Maguiña emerged as one of the most prolific performers at Plaza Center Cube Lima V 2025, capturing three gold medals across different events. Cuipal Maguiña dominated the 2x2x2 Cube with a winning average of 1.65 seconds, edged out the competition in Pyraminx with a 3.36 average, and took the 3x3x3 One-Handed title with a mark of 13.44 seconds. In 2x2x2 Cube, Alonzo Sanchez Arica placed second with a 1.80 average, while Dante Navarro Vera of Chile took third in 2.07. In the one-handed final, Ochoa followed in second at 13.78, with Garcia Milla taking third at 14.04.

Benjamín Ochoa added another title to his tally in the 4x4x4 Cube, leading the 23-competitor field across 2 rounds with a winning average of 31.16 seconds and a best single of 26.40. Cuipal Maguiña earned runner-up honours with a 32.18 average, while Garcia Milla placed third at 33.56. Garcia Milla earned gold of his own in Megaminx, winning the single-round event of 12 competitors with an average of 45.28 seconds ahead of Michel Andre Gonzaga Quijano and Cuipal Maguiña. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Marcelo Nuñez captured first place with an average of 54.47 seconds.

Beyond the championship podiums, Plaza Center Cube Lima V 2025 showcased inspiring personal breakthroughs from competitors across the field. Fabio Alexander Zuriel Solis Huataquispe entered 6 events, recorded his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Cube in 34.96 seconds, logged his first Clock attempt in 35.19, reached 18th in Pyraminx, and dropped his Skewb personal best by 68.6 percent down to 9.31 seconds. Jeffrey Valentino Pajares Guevara also took on 6 events, posted his first ever 4x4x4 Cube time of 1:37.65, made his first 3x3x3 One-Handed attempt in 29.75, finished 17th in Pyraminx, and improved his Skewb personal best by 61.9 percent to 10.77 seconds.

Alex Daniel Angeles Espinoza delivered his first ever attempts in both 3x3x3 One-Handed at 31.69 seconds and 4x4x4 Cube at 1:26.68. Samuel Castro entered 4 events, logged an 8th-place finish and a first ever attempt in 5x5x5 Cube at 1:50.07, while improving his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 13.8 percent to 14.49 seconds and his 2x2x2 Cube mark by 6.7 percent to 4.90. Erick De La Cruz Arellano secured 4th place in Pyraminx, made his first Skewb attempt in 6.62 seconds, and dropped his 3x3x3 Cube best by 20 percent to 24.46. Dayiro Aroon Culqui Pariona cut his 3x3x3 Cube best by 42.2 percent to 9.87 seconds and his 2x2x2 Cube mark by 22.9 percent to 3.47. Jimmy Jared Rengifo Pujaico placed 19th in 2x2x2 Cube with a new personal best of 2.21 seconds, an improvement of 40.9 percent, while Jesús Adriano Alva Tarazona placed 16th in Pyraminx with a personal best of 5.31 seconds, 35.9 percent faster than before, alongside a 6.1 percent drop in 3x3x3 Cube to 23.42.

Specialty disciplines also provided thrilling action to round out the weekend. Dante Navarro Vera topped the 23-person Skewb field with a 3.62 winning average, while Andrés Hisashi Suzuki Cabrera claimed two titles by winning Clock with a 5.17 average and Square-1 with an 8.66 average. As another successful cubing competition in South America concluded, the results across every puzzle reflected the dedication and growing depth of talent in the region.

With 21 rounds completed and memorable moments etched into the official record, Plaza Center Cube Lima V 2025 proved to be an outstanding WCA competition. From Dennis Preciado navigating the silence of blindfolded solving to Benjamín Ochoa and Jose Antonio Cuipal Maguiña collecting multiple titles, the tournament delivered high calibre speedcubing from start to finish. The community in Lima continues to build momentum as competitors look forward to their next challenges on the tournament calendar.

El cierre del mes de marzo consolido una de las citas clave de la temporada en la capital peruana con la victoria de Benjamin Ochoa en el cubo clasico de Plaza Center Cube Lima V 2025. El competidor local se adjudico el primer lugar en 3x3x3 gracias a un promedio de 7.89 segundos en la ronda final, superando a rivales de primer orden. Con esta actuacion en un certamen de alto nivel, la escena de speedcubing en Lima demostro que el ritmo competitivo del curso actual avanza con marcas cada vez mas exigentes.

El torneo se celebro el 29 y 30 de marzo en el Plaza Center San Martin de Porres, convocando a un total de 88 competidores a lo largo de 11 eventos y 21 rondas de eliminacion. Dentro del calendario del año 2025, la competencia ofrecio un espacio de exigencia tecnica donde se pusieron a prueba tanto figuras consolidadas del ranking oficial de la World Cube Association como nuevas promesas que buscaban medirse ante cronometros oficiales en Lima, Peru.

En la prueba reina de 3x3x3, tras tres intensas rondas entre 77 aspirantes, Jose Antonio Cuipal Maguiña escolto a Benjamin Ochoa con un promedio de 8.05 segundos, mientras que Pedro Giuseppe Garcia Milla completo el podio con 9.06 segundos. Ochoa no se detuvo alli, sumando una segunda conquista en la final de 4x4x4 Cube al sellar un registro de 31.16 segundos y superando nuevamente a Cuipal Maguiña, quien marco 32.18, y a Garcia Milla, quien finalizo tercero con 33.56.

Por su parte, Jose Antonio Cuipal Maguiña firmo una participacion colosal durante el fin de semana de Plaza Center Cube Lima V 2025 al dominar tres modalidades distintas. Se llevo el triunfo en 2x2x2 Cube con una sobresaliente media de 1.65 segundos frente a Alonzo Sanchez Arica y Dante Navarro Vera. Asimismo, Cuipal Maguiña alcanzo la gloria en Pyraminx con 3.36 segundos y en 3x3x3 One-Handed con 13.44 segundos, dejando a Ochoa en la segunda posicion y a Garcia Milla en la tercera plaza en la resolucion con una mano.

El evento tambien presencio actuaciones sobresalientes en categorias especializadas. Andres Hisashi Suzuki Cabrera obtuvo una doble victoria al registrar 5.17 segundos de media en Clock y llevarse Square-1 con un promedio de 8.66. En Skewb, el chileno Dante Navarro Vera fue el mas rapido con 3.62 segundos en la final. Pedro Giuseppe Garcia Milla domino Megaminx con 45.28 segundos de media, mientras que Marcelo Nuñez triunfo en 5x5x5 Cube gracias a una marca de 54.47 segundos. En 3x3x3 Blindfolded, Dennis Preciado se adjudico el triunfo a ciegas con un mejor tiempo de 42.52 segundos.

Detras de los primeros lugares del podio, varios competidores lograron importantes saltos en sus marcas y afrontaron desafiantes retos. Caleb Alexander Naccha Pillaca recorto un 30.5% en 2x2x2 Cube con un mejor tiempo de 3.26 segundos y un 29.8% en el cubo de Rubik con 9.92. Sebastian Omar Romero Pozo mejoro un 31.9% su marca en 2x2x2 con 4.21 segundos. Por su lado, Josue David Trujillo Flores firmo un cuarto lugar en Square-1, a la vez que mejoro un 25.6% en Skewb con 3.86 y un 9.9% en 3x3x3 con 7.85. Aldo Martin Bayro Valenza registro su primer intento en 2x2x2 con 11.85 y supero su marca en 3x3x3 con 42.44, un 4.6% mas veloz.

El ambiente de una cubing competition tambien abrio las puertas a talentos que dieron sus primeros pasos oficiales en este encuentro. Leonardo Fabrizio Cases Damian afronto seis eventos y registro sus primeros intentos en 3x3x3 con 14.52 segundos, en 2x2x2 con 4.36 y en Pyraminx con 6.53. Ibrahim Oleg Marquez Cuchuñaupa participo en cuatro pruebas, marcando 14.43 en 3x3x3, 4.96 en 2x2x2 y 12.92 en Pyraminx. En tanto, Max Andre Kristian Yaish Pimentel Soria completo tres categorias con 31.22 en 3x3x3, 12.03 en 2x2x2 y 14.63 en Pyraminx, mientras que Claudio Lopez disputo sus primeros intentos con 30.38 en 3x3x3 y 10.18 en 2x2x2.

La exitosa celebracion de Plaza Center Cube Lima V 2025 dejo un balance de gran competitividad internacional, con 28 podios obtenidos por competidores de Peru, cuatro para Chile y uno para Venezuela. Esta WCA competition refrendo el crecimiento constante de la comunidad local y establecio un punto de referencia claro para el resto de la temporada en la escena sudamericana de puzzles de velocidad.

El cierre de esta edicion en Lima dejo constancia del elevado nivel tecnico que sigue afianzandose en el pais. Con multiples triunfos compartidos entre Benjamin Ochoa, Jose Antonio Cuipal Maguiña, Andres Hisashi Suzuki Cabrera y otros campeones, el certamen marco un estandar competitivo muy solido que proyecta grandes expectativas para los proximos torneos de la disciplina.