Pre Nacionales La Paz 2025

Fifty-three competitors assembled at Parque de las Culturas with serious championship stakes on the line over twenty hard-fought rounds. Pre Nacionales La Paz 2025 provided the ultimate proving ground across October 4 and 5 in La Paz, Bolivia, testing the country's sharpest hands and minds ahead of major national fixtures. Across ten separate disciplines, solvers pushed through deep brackets and intense match-ups to establish their standing across the 2025 speedcubing calendar.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew 48 entrants across three rounds of escalating pressure, culminating in an emphatic triumph for Kevin Gustavo Sebastián Flores Bazagoitia. Delivering a match-winning 8.94 final average alongside the tournament's fastest single at 6.48 seconds, Flores Bazagoitia held off fierce challenges from Xavier Antonio Balderrama, who took second with 9.08, and Alejandro Marze Rossel, who secured third at 9.20. The tight 3x3 results demonstrated how slim the margins have become at the top of the Rubik's Cube hierarchy.

Flores Bazagoitia extended his dominance directly into the 2x2x2 Cube tournament, capturing a second gold medal with a winning average of 3.38 seconds and a single mark of 3.13. His sweep across the smaller formats highlighted an exceptional run of form in a field containing 43 hopefuls. Behind him, podiums filled out as competitors aimed to solidify their preparation for upcoming national stages at this prestigious WCA competition.

Alejandro Marze Rossel showed remarkable versatility across the schedule, mounting podium challenges in multiple events and claiming victory in the 4x4x4 Cube with a 31.45 average. Marze Rossel held back Luzio Batuani Conde, who finished runner-up at 35.01, and Abdiel Canaviri Ramirez, who clocked 36.58 for third place. Marze Rossel also secured silver medals in Pyraminx with a 6.12 average and in the 6x6x6 Cube with a mark of 2:00.91, demonstrating complete mastery across different cube sizes.

Big cubes belonged firmly to Luzio Batuani Conde, who engineered decisive victories in both the 5x5x5 and 6x6x6 events. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Batuani Conde paced the field with a 1:03.30 average, besting Marze Rossel at 1:07.48 and Canaviri Ramirez at 1:08.73. In the 6x6x6 Cube final, Batuani Conde maintained a relentless pace to record a 1:54.89 average, separating himself from Marze Rossel and third-place finisher Daniel Delgado Candia, who registered 2:01.88.

Beyond the top steps of the podium, Pre Nacionales La Paz 2025 served as a stage for massive personal breakthroughs that the main scoreboards often overlook. Matias Gonzalo Rivero Zambrana posted an astonishing 72.6 percent drop on his 2x2x2 Cube best, setting a new personal record of 1.56 seconds while finishing 10th in Pyraminx. Irvin Jose Diaz Huanca slashed his 4x4x4 Cube personal best by 60.8 percent down to 2:03.69 across six events, while Fabian Rafael Castillo Zabaleta dropped his Megaminx mark by 31.5 percent to 1:30.04 and placed fifth in 5x5x5. Luis Gabriel Aguilar Tola earned a 10th-place finish in the 3x3x3 Cube after cutting his 4x4x4 personal best by 38.7 percent to 54.38 seconds.

Fresh faces seized their moments across the weekend tables. Fabián Ernesto Melgarejo Terceros tackled six events in his first speed cubing appearance, registering a 6.49 in 2x2x2 and a 10.41 in Pyraminx. Christian Alejandro Soliz Zamorano debuted across three events with a 12.40 2x2x2 single, while Dominick Aviles Amusquivar completed his opening competitive attempts with a 17.78 mark. Elvis Alejandro Loayza Viscarra made his first official attempt at Megaminx with a 1:33.25 solve and improved his Pyraminx best by 36.8 percent down to 7.25 seconds.

The specialized events rounded out the thrilling weekend. Favio Tapia clinched the Megaminx title in 49.98 seconds, outlasting Josias Milan Sirpa Pinto and Flores Bazagoitia. Jose Mauricio Colque Mamani topped the Pyraminx standings with a 5.06 average, while Daniel Delgado Candia took the 7x7x7 Cube title in 3:00.30. In Clock, Pedro Josue Chambi Ventura secured victory with a rapid 5.26 average, besting Martín Rodrigo Calle Quiroz at 7.02 and Jacqueline Rocío Calle Quiroz at 12.74.

Blindfolded solving concluded with an intense single-round trial where Martín Rodrigo Calle Quiroz became the sole solver to register a successful completion, taking the 3x3x3 Blindfolded win with a time of 9:29.58. As the curtain fell on Pre Nacionales La Paz 2025, the depth of Bolivian talent across all ten events signaled that the upcoming championship battles will be fiercer than ever.