Santa Cruz NxN 2025

Twenty-five competitors gathered inside the lively activity rooms of Juegoteca RECREO on October 10, 2025, turning the venue in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia into a bustling hub of puzzle solving. Across nine scheduled rounds, the play-center venue provided an intimate, vibrant setting where tables remained filled with timers, mats, and rotating plastic. The focused hall held a packed single-day schedule featuring five distinct events that tested speed, dexterity, and patience across standard and large NxN puzzles as well as side events.

The venue atmosphere was charged from the opening stages of the classic Rubik's Cube, where twenty-five solvers battled through two rounds of 3x3 results. Samuel Galarce Moscoso delivered the definitive performance of the main event, securing the title with a winning average of 8.86 seconds. Axel Elias Espinoza Ribera claimed the second position on the podium with an average of 9.56 seconds, closely followed by Dylan Aramayo Calle, who logged a 9.63 average to round out the all-Bolivian podium in third place.

Samuel Galarce Moscoso extended his commanding run across the larger mechanisms, navigating the layers to capture two more titles during the cubing competition. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Galarce Moscoso posted a winning average of 1:00.09, which included a tournament-best single of 52.60 seconds to finish ahead of Dylan Aramayo Calle at 1:04.37 and Fabricio Andrés Yañez Terrazas at 1:07.27. He then locked down the 7x7x7 Cube final, averaging 3:11.05 with a best single of 3:02.34 to lead Yañez Terrazas and Aramayo Calle.

The 6x6x6 Cube division brought its own dramatic finish under the venue lights, where Fabricio Andrés Yañez Terrazas emerged on top. Yañez Terrazas put together a winning average of 2:02.44, powered by a fast single solve of 1:52.58 across the two rounds. Dylan Aramayo Calle earned another top-three finish by taking the runner-up position with an average of 2:15.97, while Joseph Daniel Blas Sanchez of Peru collected the third spot on the podium with an average of 2:22.45, securing Peru its solitary podium of the event.

Pyraminx action delivered blistering speeds early on, where nineteen competitors took to the tables for a single decisive round. Antonio Adorno Suarez proved unmatched on the triangular puzzle, claiming victory with a sharp winning average of 2.46 seconds and a best single time of 2.05 seconds. Fabricio Andrés Yañez Terrazas took the silver step with an average of 5.12 seconds, while Regors Luis Ríos Estevez completed the Bolivian sweep of the event podium by taking third place with a 5.33 average.

Beyond the championship trophies, Santa Cruz NxN 2025 offered plenty of remarkable milestones across the participant roster. Leandro Cuellar Justiniano delivered a standout performance by dropping his Pyraminx personal best to 4.24 seconds, an improvement of 57.6 percent over his previous mark, while also lowering his 3x3x3 Cube personal best to 29.67 seconds and taking 10th place in Pyraminx. Adrian Gustavo Arriaran Gonzales entered four different events, taking on his first ever attempt at 6x6x6 Cube with a result of 5:53.33, while improving his 3x3x3 personal best by 15.2 percent to 10.69 seconds. Cristian Andres Guzmán Bedregal trimmed his 3x3x3 Cube best by 32.9 percent down to 21.30 seconds, and Annette Rockhold made her first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Cube with a time of 1:24.47.

Several other competitors wrote memorable personal chapters throughout the speedcubing schedule. Daniel Baldiviezo tackled two events, shaving 20.2 percent off his Pyraminx best down to 6.79 seconds and posting an 11.50 personal best in 3x3x3 Cube. Raphaël Adrien Miqueu Catoira secured 9th place in Pyraminx while lowering his personal best on the puzzle by 12.4 percent to 5.45 seconds. Taking their initial steps on the official stage, Adriana Gutiérrez completed her first WCA competition by logging an official 3x3x3 Cube single of 56.33 seconds, while Daniel Putare Claros also made his official debut, producing a sharp 13.67 solve on his very first attempt at 3x3x3 Cube.

The gathering inside Juegoteca RECREO highlighted the strength of local speed cubing talent, as Bolivian solvers collected fourteen of the fifteen total podium spots awarded across the day. From the rapid rotations of the Pyraminx to the demanding endurance required by the 7x7x7 Cube, the tournament showcased deep enthusiasm across every event table. As the venue closed its doors, the local scene looked ahead toward the next season of competition with established frontrunners and emerging contenders alike having set a high bar.