Pocos Cupos Bogotá V 2024

The morning air inside the Salón Comunal Edificio Calle 123 carried an intense quiet as timers clicked into readiness and puzzle hardware was prepped for action. Speedcubers from across the area gathered in Bogotá, Colombia on January 20, 2024, to test their agility across a stacked roster of challenging disciplines. Without traditional three-layered events on the schedule, attendees turned their attention away from standard 3x3 results to focus on mid-sized cubes, rotating puzzles, and intricate twisting geometries. Pocos Cupos Bogotá V 2024 brought 25 dedicated competitors together for a tightly packed single-day showcase featuring 6 distinct events across 13 total rounds.

The opening hours of the schedule moved straight into the preliminary stages of the 4x4x4 Cube and 5x5x5 Cube, setting an ambitious standard for the day. While fans of standard Rubik's Cube solving often follow classic speedcubing matchups, big cubes demand immense stamina and deep lookahead under competition pressure. In the 4x4x4 Cube, Hector David Martinez Argaez quickly set the pace in the opening heats before carrying his speed through the semifinal and into a decisive three-round tournament. His decisive 35.06 winning average topped the final podium, edging out Manuel Popayán at 37.77 and Lorenzo Gonzalez at 39.17, while Martinez Argaez also produced the single fastest solve of the event at 32.45 seconds.

The big-cube mastery continued as the 5x5x5 Cube event unfolded across its two rounds of play. Martinez Argaez showed unmatched stability across five layers, claiming his second gold medal of the meeting with a winning average of 1:10.18 and the best single time of 1:02.76. Once again, Manuel Popayán secured second place with an average of 1:15.17, while Lorenzo Gonzalez completed the podium in third place with 1:24.21. With 21 competitors taking part in each of the two cube events, the morning established an electric pace that carried straight toward the noon turn.

Midday brought alternative mechanical challenges to the tables as the Skewb and Clock heats took center stage. The Skewb competition engaged 22 competitors over two fast-paced rounds, where Diego Alejandro Camelo López dominated the final round. Camelo López delivered a brilliant winning average of 3.39 alongside a lightning-quick 2.40 single solve. Eduard Esteban García Domínguez finished as the runner-up with an average of 5.09, followed by Martinez Argaez, who added a bronze podium finish to his growing tally with a 5.41 mark.

A total of 16 entrants then stepped forward to tackle the double-sided dials of the Clock event. Shanty Rodríguez delivered an impressive performance over two rounds, sweeping to the title with a winning average of 7.28 seconds and the day's benchmark single of 6.54. David Stiven Benitez Guerra took second place with an average of 9.71, while Diego Alejandro Casas Jimenez earned third place with an 11.04 result. The midday stretch proved that every discipline required tailored dexterity at this compact speed cubing gathering.

Beyond the championship podiums, the heart of the competition emerged from dedicated competitors pushing their personal limits across demanding brackets. Nestor Alexander Florez Landinez tackled five events at the meeting, marking career firsts with initial official results in Megaminx at 3:18.73, Square-1 at 1:32.28, and the 5x5x5 Cube at 3:31.57. Juan Sebastián Mayorga Cadavid put together an exceptional run across five events, recording his first official Square-1 solve at 2:23.00, earning 11th place in 5x5x5 Cube with a personal best average of 1:37.16 that was 6.6 percent faster than before, and cutting his Megaminx mark by 29.1 percent down to 1:59.49. Juan José Camen concentrated his efforts on Skewb, securing a new personal best of 17.61 seconds, an improvement of 29.2 percent.

That same drive was on display across the entire field as seasoned entrants expanded their repertoires. Julián Rubiano contested six events at the venue, locking in 12th place in Clock, setting a 4x4x4 Cube personal best of 47.67, dropping his Megaminx standard by 8.3 percent to 1:56.21, and trimming 27.6 percent off his Square-1 best with a new 24.99 mark. Heder Andrés Ávila González entered four events, posting a personal best 10th-place finish in Clock and recording a first official Megaminx attempt of 4:10.76. Meanwhile, Isaac Sebastian Escando Restrepo took on four events, finishing 12th in Skewb while improving his Megaminx mark by 7.1 percent to 1:32.75 and his 5x5x5 Cube best by 4.1 percent to 1:49.71.

The late afternoon schedule resolved the final two events of the weekend, beginning with the intricate twelve-sided geometry of Megaminx. Juan Camilo González Barragán outpaced a field of 19 solvers over two rounds, winning the event with an average of 1:04.64 and the round's top single of 59.27 seconds. Martinez Argaez captured second place with a 1:06.37 average, while Popayán took third at 1:06.94. Pocos Cupos Bogotá V 2024 then concluded with Square-1, where Martinez Argaez sealed his third overall victory with an average of 11.28 and an 8.79 single, leading Juan David Hernández Valderrama at 14.23 and Dennis Rosero at 20.33.

When the final timers were cleared, Colombian competitors had swept all 18 podium positions across the six featured events. Pocos Cupos Bogotá V 2024 demonstrated how an energetic single-day WCA competition can deliver high-level drama, personal breakthroughs, and balanced competition across every puzzle format. As the equipment was packed away, solvers turned their focus to ongoing training in anticipation of the upcoming competitive season.

25 competidores se reunieron el 20 de enero de 2024 en el Salón Comunal Edificio Calle 123 para inaugurar el calendario competitivo en la capital del país. En el arranque de la temporada de speedcubing, el torneo Pocos Cupos Bogotá V 2024 ofreció un programa técnico y concentrado con 13 rondas repartidas en 6 categorías distintas. La cita en Bogotá, Colombia, sirvió como un termómetro ideal para medir el estado de forma de la comunidad en los primeros compases del año.

El gran protagonista de la jornada fue Hector David Martinez Argaez, quien consolidó una actuación sobresaliente al llevarse la victoria en tres eventos diferentes. En el cubo 4x4x4 Cube, Martinez Argaez dominó las tres rondas pactadas y se quedó con el título al registrar un promedio de 35.06 y una mejor resolución de 32.45. Manuel Popayán ocupó el segundo lugar con 37.77, mientras que Lorenzo Gonzalez completó el podio general con un registro medio de 39.17 tras una final muy reñida.

La superioridad de Hector David Martinez Argaez continuó de manera contundente en el 5x5x5 Cube, prueba en la que se impuso frente a 21 competidores con un promedio final de 1:10.18 y una marca individual de 1:02.76. El podio repitió a los mismos protagonistas del cubo de cuatro capas, dejando a Manuel Popayán en la segunda plaza con 1:15.17 y a Lorenzo Gonzalez en el tercer puesto con 1:24.21, consolidando un trío de gran regularidad a lo largo del evento.

La tercera victoria para Hector David Martinez Argaez llegó en Square-1, donde firmó un promedio ganador de 11.28 y el mejor tiempo individual con 8.79. En esta disciplina de giros complejos, Juan David Hernández Valderrama se aseguró la segunda posición con una media de 14.23, al tiempo que Dennis Rosero se subió al tercer escalón del podio con 20.33. Martinez Argaez cerró así un sábado formidable dentro de esta exigente competición de cubos.

En Megaminx, el dodecaedro vio triunfar a Juan Camilo González Barragán, quien detuvo el cronómetro con un promedio de 1:04.64 y un mejor intento de 59.27, superando una ajustada definición contra Hector David Martinez Argaez, segundo con 1:06.37, y Manuel Popayán, tercero con 1:06.94. Por su parte, Diego Alejandro Camelo López conquistó Skewb con un promedio de 3.39 y el mejor single de 2.40, escoltado por Eduard Esteban García Domínguez con 5.09 y Hector David Martinez Argaez con 5.41. En Clock, Shanty Rodríguez venció con 7.28, seguida de David Stiven Benitez Guerra con 9.71 y Diego Alejandro Casas Jimenez con 11.04.

Más allá de las primeras posiciones, este tipo de competición WCA permite descubrir progresos notables y estrenos destacados en el circuito oficial. Luigi Segura firmó una mejora del 22.3% en su marca personal de Square-1 al parar el reloj en 38.04 frente a su previo 48.96, logrando además el cuarto puesto en 4x4x4 Cube y completando su primer intento oficial en Megaminx con 2:05.83. Por su parte, Rafael Ricardo Gómez Algarra afrontó seis pruebas distintas y se estrenó por primera vez en tres de ellas: Square-1 con 22.09, Megaminx con 1:25.11 y 5x5x5 Cube con 1:53.91, obteniendo además un sexto lugar en Clock.

La lista de superaciones continuó con Catalina Herrera López, quien encaró seis modalidades y recortó un 15.6% su registro personal en Square-1 con 57.94 frente a 1:08.61, sumando un avance del 3.6% en 5x5x5 Cube con 2:46.04 y un undécimo puesto en Clock. Francia Perez mejoró un 10.5% en Clock con 41.96 sobre su anterior 46.89, Jonathan David Noriega Gutiérrez bajó su registro en 4x4x4 Cube a 35.99 con una mejora del 3.8% para ser quinto, y Juan David Martinez Riveros compitió en cinco eventos logrando un quinto puesto en Skewb.

El cierre de Pocos Cupos Bogotá V 2024 ratificó la destreza de los atletas locales sobre las variantes del tradicional cubo de Rubik en el inicio del curso 2024. Los 18 puestos de podio repartidos en la jornada quedaron en manos de representantes locales en Bogotá, Colombia, dejando una sólida referencia competitiva para las siguientes fechas de la temporada nacional.