Quezon City Cubing Sides 2025

Sixty-three competitors converged on Robinsons Magnolia on March 30, 2025, bringing speedcubing action to Quezon City, Philippines. Solvers travelled across the metropolitan area and beyond to reach the venue for a focused one-day test across seven distinct disciplines. The single-day schedule delivered twelve fast-paced rounds, giving participants who journeyed to the tables a comprehensive workout across twisty puzzles ranging from traditional cubes to specialized side events.

Brenton Angelo Lo Wong led the way in the traditional events at Quezon City Cubing Sides 2025. In the classic 3x3x3 Cube, Wong set the pace in a field of 62 entrants across two rounds. Wong claimed the victory with a 7.10 winning average in the final round, highlighted by a sharp 5.66 best single. Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes took second place with an 8.07 average, while Jansen Alvarez secured third place with an average of 8.24 to complete the 3x3 results on the podium.

Wong added another first-place finish in 3x3x3 One-Handed, an event that brought together 38 competitors for a single intense round. Wong won the gold with a 13.82 winning average and an 11.93 best single. Karl Matthew Angeles followed in second place with an average of 14.29, while Stephen Mark V. Mariñas captured the third spot on the podium with a 15.32 average. The double victory cemented Wong as the standout performer of the Rubik's Cube variants throughout the day.

Karl Abarquez delivered an impressive performance across the mechanical puzzle roster, securing two event victories. In Skewb, Abarquez led a 26-competitor field across two rounds to win with a 3.43 average and a best single of 1.98. Ivan Keith Cariaga finished in second place with a 3.64 average, and Jansen Alvarez took third with 4.64. Abarquez returned to the top in Square-1, topping 13 entrants in a single round with a 12.89 winning average and an 8.71 best single, finishing ahead of Alvarez at 14.40 and Yuji Yoshida at 14.92.

The remaining side events tested dexterity and spatial planning in equal measure. Jansen Alvarez earned a gold medal in Pyraminx, outpacing 37 solvers across three rounds with a 3.03 winning average and a 1.86 best single, while Stephen Mark V. Mariñas took second with 3.22 and Karl Matthew Angeles took third with 3.67. Nicole Jnus Macalalad triumphed in the 18-competitor Megaminx event, clocking a winning average of 40.51 and a 33.16 single. In Clock, Zian Principe won the 22-person event with a 3.60 average, ahead of Zoei Principe at 4.56 and Karl Abarquez at 4.87.

Away from the top step of the podium, Quezon City Cubing Sides 2025 provided a stage for breakthrough milestones across the roster. Nile Pereira Apuntar entered four events, posting a personal best of 5.83 in Skewb that was 68.9 percent faster than their previous mark, taking 12th in Square-1 after a first official attempt of 27.57, and trimming their 3x3x3 Cube best to 10.91. Joaquin Magno recorded a 68.2 percent improvement on their 3x3x3 Cube personal best with a 10.02 single, while making first career attempts in Pyraminx with 10.72 and Skewb with 7.24. Jan Leo Nodora cut their Pyraminx best by 50.6 percent to 5.46, improved their 3x3x3 One-Handed mark by 34.2 percent to 28.99, and set an 11.69 3x3x3 personal best. Zion Wyatt Rentillo Catalan tackled seven events, logging a 38.5 percent drop in Square-1 with 27.82, a 22.4 percent improvement in Skewb with 9.50, and a 16.4 percent improvement in Pyraminx to 5.90.

Other solvers who made the trip to the cubing competition also capitalized on new event opportunities. Caleb John Tamis took on six disciplines, earning 17th in Megaminx on a first attempt of 3:07.86, recording a first Clock attempt of 20.40, and achieving a 38.5 percent personal best reduction in Skewb down to 6.23. Chinuie Chris E. De Leon entered four events, finishing 20th in 3x3x3 One-Handed with a first attempt of 21.73, while making first attempts in Pyraminx at 6.99 and Clock at 17.20. Seff Rylee Tilbe took on six events, achieving 14th in Megaminx with a first attempt of 2:23.01, a 22.6 percent Pyraminx cut to 6.83, and a 31.99 One-Handed single. Jarvis Clay D. Ramirez registered a first Pyraminx solve of 9.66 and improved their 3x3x3 mark by 19.3 percent to 17.40.

All 21 podium positions at Quezon City Cubing Sides 2025 went to competitors representing the Philippines, highlighting the competitive depth across every bracket. With twelve rounds successfully resolved under the official WCA competition banner, the gathering at Robinsons Magnolia demonstrated the strength of the speed cubing circuit in 2025. Competitors returned home with fresh personal milestones and renewed momentum for the upcoming stages of the national calendar.

The single-day competition concluded having tested every facet of solver capability, from one-handed solving to the intricate rotations of Clock and Megaminx. The community continues to refine its techniques across both standard and alternative puzzles, laying the groundwork for further development at future stops across the region.

Niyanig ni Brenton Angelo Lo Wong ang Robinsons Magnolia matapos magtala ng pambihirang 7.10 winning average sa 3x3x3 Cube upang angkinin ang pangunahing tagumpay. Ang nasabing torneo sa Quezon City, Philippines noong March 30, 2025 ay nagpakitang-gilas ng matinding husay mula sa 63 competitors na sumabak sa pitong magkakaibang events. Sa loob ng 12 rounds ng mabilisang bakbakan, napatunayan ng mga manlalaro ang kanilang galing sa iba't ibang uri ng puzzle sa isang araw na puno ng aksyon.

Ang buong araw ng Quezon City Cubing Sides 2025 ay nagsilbing entablado para sa pinakamahuhusay na speedcubers ng bansa. Sa 3x3x3 Cube final, tinalo ni Brenton Angelo Lo Wong ang 61 iba pang kalahok kung saan pumangalawa si Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes na nagtala ng 8.07 average, habang pumangatlo naman si Jansen Alvarez sa bilis na 8.24. Bukod sa kanyang tagumpay sa pangkalahatang average, naitala rin sa event na ito ang pinakamabilis na single solve na 5.66.

Hindi lamang sa standard cube nagpakitang-gilas si Brenton Angelo Lo Wong dahil kinuha rin niya ang unang puwesto sa 3x3x3 One-Handed. Sa nasabing kategorya na nilahukan ng 38 competitors, nagsumite siya ng winning average na 13.82 at best single na 11.93. Pumangalawa sa naturang one-handed showdown si Karl Matthew Angeles na may 14.29 average, samantalang pumangatlo si Stephen Mark V. Mariñas na nagrehistro ng 15.32 average.

Naging mabunga rin ang kampanya ni Karl Abarquez na nagwagi ng dalawang magkahiwalay na titulo sa torneo. Sa Skewb, pinangunahan ni Karl Abarquez ang 26 na kalahok gamit ang winning average na 3.43 at best single na 1.98, habang sumunod sina Ivan Keith Cariaga na may 3.64 at Jansen Alvarez na may 4.64. Muli siyang umakyat sa tuktok ng podium sa Square-1 nang magtala ng 12.89 average at 8.71 single laban kina Jansen Alvarez na may 14.40 at Yuji Yoshida na nagtala ng 14.92.

Sa iba pang side events ng speedcubing, naghari si Jansen Alvarez sa Pyraminx matapos magsumite ng 3.03 winning average at mabilis na 1.86 single sa tatlong rounds laban sa 37 competitors, kasunod sina Stephen Mark V. Mariñas na may 3.22 at Karl Matthew Angeles na may 3.67. Sa Megaminx naman, nanguna si Nicole Jnus Macalalad sa 18 kalahok sa bilis na 40.51 average at 33.16 single, laban kina Jansen Alvarez na nagtala ng 51.84 at Michael Paul Romero na may 56.83. Sa Clock, nagwagi si Zian Principe sa 22 competitors gamit ang 3.60 average at 3.16 single, kasama sa podium sina Zoei Principe na may 4.56 at Karl Abarquez na may 4.87.

Sa likod ng mga nagtataasang podium, marami ring indibidwal na tagumpay ang nasaksihan sa buong field. Malaking pag-unlad ang ipinamalas ni Franz Stephen Uy matapos magtala ng personal best na 23.29 sa 3x3x3 One-Handed, na 29.3 porsyentong mas mabilis kaysa sa dati niyang 32.94, bukod pa sa kanyang 11.81 sa standard cube at ika-26 na puwesto. Ipinakita rin ni Rane Yuan A. Dipon ang kanyang husay sa kanyang ika-23 na torneo nang magtala ng personal best na 12.39 sa Rubik's Cube na 8.8 porsyentong mas mabilis, kasabay ng kanyang unang pagsubok sa Pyraminx na 8.56. Si Liam Marco A. Morato naman ay nagtala ng 13.00 sa 3x3x3 Cube na 4.4 porsyentong pagbuti mula 13.60, at sumabak sa unang pagkakataon sa 3x3x3 One-Handed na nagbunga ng 1:00.48 at ika-35 na puwesto. Nagpakita rin ng progreso si John Aldrin Batan na nagtala ng 28.60 personal best sa 3x3x3 Cube na 4.3 porsyentong mas mabilis at sumubok sa unang pagkakataon sa Pyraminx sa bilis na 17.16.

Naging espesyal din ang paligsahan para sa mga bagong manlalaro na sumabak sa kanilang pinakaunang WCA competition. Si Paulo Joaquin D. Regio ay pumasok sa limang events kung saan nakuha niya ang ika-15 puwesto sa Megaminx sa kanyang unang subok na 2:24.08, kasabay ng mga unang marka sa Skewb na 8.42 at 3x3x3 Cube na 13.51. Sumabak naman si Erjohn Asuncion sa apat na events at nakuha ang ika-18 puwesto sa Megaminx sa unang subok na 4:26.58, bukod sa 13.64 sa 3x3x3 Cube at 9.39 sa Pyraminx. Si Alhouexa Aguilar ay sumabak sa tatlong events kung saan nagtala siya ng 16.20 sa 3x3x3 Cube, 17.97 sa Pyraminx, at 12.82 sa Skewb sa kanyang unang salang. Nagtala rin si Arshiv Kumar ng mga unang marka sa tatlong events kabilang ang 42.62 sa 3x3x3 Cube, 13.78 sa Pyraminx, at 2:05.76 sa 3x3x3 One-Handed kung saan tumapos siya sa ika-38 puwesto.

Ang matagumpay na pagtatapos ng Quezon City Cubing Sides 2025 ay nagpatunay sa patuloy na paglago at lalim ng talento sa bansa. Lahat ng 21 puwesto sa podium ay nasungkit ng mga kinatawan ng Pilipinas sa pitong kategorya. Sa pagtiklop ng mga orasan at pagliligpit ng mga mesa sa Robinsons Magnolia, dala ng mga kalahok ang kani-kanilang mga bagong personal best at mahalagang karanasan para sa mga susunod pang laban sa larangan ng cubing competition.