Road to Nats Caracas 2025

Thirty-six competitors gathered on August 17, 2025, for a high-stakes day of speedcubing at CC Plaza Las Américas II in Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela. Across five distinct disciplines and seven total rounds, solvers pushed through tight brackets to produce sharp times on the official floor. The one-day gathering served as a critical measuring stick for talent across the country, showing off both veteran consistency and new competitive milestones across every bracket.

The 3x3x3 Cube event drew the entire field of thirty-six entrants across three rounds of intense action. Bernardo Torres captured the main event title by posting a winning average of 7.53 seconds, bolstered by the fastest single solve of the tournament at 6.40 seconds. Louis Rodriguez Guerrero followed in second place with an 8.49 average, while Leandro Paredes secured third on the podium with a 9.21 mark. The standard 3x3 results demonstrated remarkable depth throughout the elimination stages.

A wave of official records highlighted the classic Rubik's Cube rounds as several contenders logged career-defining numbers. Leandro Paredes posted a record single of 7.34 seconds alongside a record average of 8.91 seconds. Fabián Villavicencio also made a significant statement, logging an official record single of 10.66 seconds and a 11.31 average. Enrymar Cisneros etched their name into the books with a 13.64 single and 15.90 average, while Alex Aaron Fernandez Trujillo registered a 14.20 single and 15.58 average.

The 3x3 record sheet continued to expand throughout the day with breakthroughs across various round heats. Diego Simmons locked in a 14.58 record single and 15.71 average, while Luis Fernando Ire Rodriguez Mata secured a 14.08 single and 25.31 average. Víctor Xu posted a 17.01 single and 20.48 average, Steven Samuel Yuen Fan secured a 21.23 single and 26.33 average, Christopher Dael Duarte Ramirez registered a 24.23 single and 27.40 average, and Aaron Gutierrez recorded a 24.51 single and 29.66 average.

In the larger puzzles, Louis Rodriguez Guerrero put on a clinic by claiming two titles with commanding leads. Rodriguez Guerrero conquered the 4x4x4 Cube final featuring nineteen competitors, winning with a 29.91 average and a fast single of 27.01 seconds. Bernardo Torres followed in second at 32.34 seconds, and Leandro Paredes placed third at 40.71. Rodriguez Guerrero then dominated the sixteen-player 5x5x5 Cube final with a 51.06 average and 47.95 single, beating Torres who logged 56.89 and Paredes who finished with 1:25.69.

The tournament floor also revealed incredible progress beyond the top step of the podium. Avril Gómez took on three events and achieved an eighth-place finish in 4x4x4 Cube, posting a personal best of 1:01.63 that was 29.3 percent faster than before, while also recording a first ever attempt at 5x5x5 Cube of 2:12.40. Daniel Malave tackled five events and dropped their 3x3x3 Cube best by 27.1 percent down to 18.49 seconds, improved their 5x5x5 Cube best by 27 percent to 2:28.80, and registered a first ever attempt at Clock with 37.94. Simon Alberto Rangel Calma earned seventh place in 3x3x3 Cube with a personal best of 10.19, improving by 21 percent, alongside a first 5x5x5 Cube attempt of 2:18.90.

Other competitors took on fresh challenges with impressive efficiency. Xander Carrero contested five events, earning seventh place in Pyraminx while lowering their 4x4x4 Cube mark by 19 percent to 1:17.78 and posting first attempts in both 5x5x5 Cube at 2:58.51 and Clock at 17.85. Carlos Bustamante reached fifth place in 5x5x5 Cube with a first attempt of 1:29.72. Patricia Barrios improved their Clock personal best by 24.4 percent to 45.46. Luisander Moises Hiroshy Vasquez Cova placed eighth in Pyraminx with a personal best of 9.99 and completed a first 4x4x4 Cube attempt in 2:10.16. First-time WCA competition entrant Angelo Moret Mora Albarran took fourteenth in Pyraminx with an initial mark of 11.05 and logged an 18.28 in 3x3x3 Cube.

Side events offered thrilling parity, starting with Pyraminx where Leandro Paredes claimed the title with a 4.50 winning average and a 3.14 single solve. Bernardo Torres took second place with a 4.89 average, narrowly besting Miguel González who finished third with 5.00. In Clock, Diego Simmons secured the championship by registering a winning average of 5.65 seconds and a single of 4.90. Bernardo Torres finished as the runner-up with a 7.06 average, while Christopher Dael Duarte Ramirez took third at 7.46 seconds.

Road to Nats Caracas 2025 concluded as an absolute showcase of national talent, with Venezuelan competitors capturing all fifteen podium positions across the board. Every division highlighted the rapid evolution of modern speed cubing, setting a formidable standard for the remainder of the 2025 competitive calendar.