Santo Domingo Summer 2025

Eighteen competitors stepped up to the tables for the 5x5x5 Cube, where physical endurance and sustained concentration are tested across every layer. At Galeria 360, the Santo Domingo Summer 2025 gathering brought together 62 competitors across 11 events and 17 rounds on July 5 and July 6. The heavy puzzles demanded sharp lookahead and relentless turning, setting an intense tone for the entire weekend. Amaury Miguel Caballero emerged as the defining force in the big-cube categories, executing controlled, high-speed solutions across multiple grueling rounds.

Caballero earned the 5x5x5 Cube title with a commanding 1:10.37 winning average and delivered the fastest single of the round at 1:03.02. Luis Felipe Villamil Gil secured second place with an average of 1:21.35, while Raimy Marte joined them on the podium in third at 1:25.09. Caballero matched that stamina in the 4x4x4 Cube, topping a field of 26 solvers over two rounds with an average of 36.19 and a single of 34.08. Emil Francisco Solano Gil followed in second at 38.90, and Jostin Garcia claimed third place with an average of 40.89.

Caballero extended his long-format mastery to the twelve-sided Megaminx, another test of sustained solving endurance. Facing 20 competitors, he captured the victory with a 56.50 average and a single of 52.50. Enmanuel Canario Mora took the runner-up spot with an average of 1:00.89, while Gustavo Adolfo Farina Cabral earned third with 1:07.07. Across all of the largest puzzles staged in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the standard of high-order solving showed remarkable depth and composure.

The classic 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube brought 56 competitors through three rounds of intense speedcubing. Jesus Daniel Pache Bastardo rose to the top of the 3x3 results, capturing the championship with an 8.74 winning average and a best single of 7.59. Oscar Luis De Los Santos Defilló took second place at 9.74, narrowly edging Sebastian Francisco Santana who took third at 9.85. Pache Bastardo added a second title in the 3x3x3 One-Handed event, putting up a 13.70 average and a 12.21 single across two rounds to beat De Los Santos Defilló and Marte.

Short-format events provided rapid shifts in pace across the schedule. Marco Jose Mercedes won the 2x2x2 Cube with a 2.61 average, while Emil Francisco Solano Gil took two gold finishes by capturing the Pyraminx with a 4.70 average and the Square-1 in 12.90. Colombia's Diego Alejandro Casas Jimenez topped the Skewb final with a 6.02 average, edging Luis Felipe Villamil Gil by a hundredth of a second at 6.03. Casas Jimenez also secured the 3x3x3 Blindfolded win with a 2:11.64 single, while Alberto Palacio won 3x3x3 Fewest Moves with a 34-move solution.

Behind the top podium steps, numerous competitors posted breakthrough marks across the board. Jael Alexis Nuñez De La Cruz delivered a major leap in 3x3x3 One-Handed, recording a personal best of 1:07.87 to improve by 84.2 percent over their previous mark, alongside a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube of 4.99 and Pyraminx of 15.48. Víctor Aubree Gómez entered 9 events, finishing 5th in 3x3x3 Blindfolded while cutting their 2x2x2 Cube best by 55.1 percent to 1.96 and their One-Handed time by 41.8 percent to 20.09. Jake Céspedes Liriano tackled 9 events, logging a 1:30.77 Megaminx personal best that cut 52.1 percent off their old standard and a 62 in their first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Fewest Moves.

Marcos Paradis Acevedo took on 9 events, earning a 9th-place finish in Square-1 with a first attempt of 1:35.06, while dropping their Pyraminx mark by 47.4 percent to 9.30 and Skewb to 7.26. David Skrupskyi chopped 45.5 percent off their 2x2x2 Cube best down to 10.15 and improved their 4x4x4 Cube time to 2:59.26. Franmy Arquímedes Pérez De León took 4th in 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a debut single of 7:12.12 across 9 entered events. Manuel Eduardo Pimentel took part in their first WCA competition, competing in 6 events and placing 7th in 2x2x2 Cube with a 3.14 single. Juan Diego Villamil Gil also made their debut, recording marks of 5.86 on 2x2x2 Cube, 10.40 on Pyraminx, and 20.17 on 3x3x3 Cube.

The 2025 gathering highlighted the impressive growth of the regional speed cubing scene across every puzzle type. Host nation Dominican Republic collected 29 podium spots over the two days, joined by podium finishes from Colombia and Venezuela. From big-cube tests to pure sprint events, Santo Domingo Summer 2025 delivered an energetic display of skill, setting a memorable standard as the local community prepares for the next phase of the cubing competition calendar.