Speedcube Cuenca 2025

Twenty-nine competitors gathered on March 15 at the Centro Comercial Monay Shopping in Cuenca, Ecuador, delivering a packed single-day schedule of eight events and eleven rounds. Speedcube Cuenca 2025 brought the domestic speedcubing community together for an intense showcase of dexterity and puzzle-solving technique in 2025. Across the entire program, local talents pushed their personal limits and contested every podium step, resulting in a total sweep of twenty-four top-three placements by competitors representing Ecuador.

The 2x2x2 Cube event stood out as an extraordinary hotbed of new personal benchmarks and statistical milestones. Ten distinct competitors achieved new recorded marks in both the single solve and the average categories during the two rounds of play. Joaquin Alejandro Bastidas Tobar set notable marks of 3.73 single and 4.68 average on his way to third place, while Ronny Morocho achieved 5.25 and 6.59. Gabriel Reyes secured marks of 6.87 and 8.27, and Ervin Mathias Ortiz Arroba logged 4.15 and 6.36.

Further down the 2x2x2 Cube sheets, Anthony Adrian Criollo Gordillo recorded 4.75 and 6.60, José Isaac Manrique Galarza notched 6.44 and 10.15, and Ian Josué Peñaloza Zumbana delivered 12.54 and 13.25. New marks were also established by Martin Vidal Neira with 14.60 and 21.14, Antonio Benjamin Chalco Astudillo with 14.65 and 26.24, and Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta with 3.34 and 4.17. The event concluded with Josué Ordóñez clinching the title with a winning average of 3.81, edging Flores Peralta who took second at 3.82.

In the marquee 3x3x3 Cube event, classic Rubik's Cube solving was on full display over three intense rounds. Pablo Sebastián Arévalo Barros proved unassailable, posting the top 3x3 results with a winning average of 11.01 and a round-best single solve of 10.40. Justin Santiago Reinoso Arias claimed the silver spot on the podium with a 12.04 average, while Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta added a bronze to his tally with a 12.32 average.

Beyond the primary 3x3 results, Arévalo Barros demonstrated his versatile technique in 3x3x3 One-Handed, securing victory with a 22.60 average and a single of 20.18 over eleven entrants. Josué Ordóñez applied heavy pressure, finishing second with a 22.98 average, while Flores Peralta rounded out the top three with 26.45. Ordóñez then went on an exceptional run across multiple formats, topping the 4x4x4 Cube bracket with an average of 45.25 ahead of Ariel Vacacela's 45.70 and Flores Peralta's 46.27.

Away from the top steps, the weekend featured substantial growth from developing solvers across diverse events. Jassiel Santiago Orosco Matailo recorded an impressive leap in the 3x3x3 Cube, cutting his personal best down to 28.78 from 53.61, an improvement of 46.3 percent. Ervin Mathias Ortiz Arroba sliced 43.7 percent off his previous 3x3x3 best with an 18.96 single, while also recording a 4.15 personal best in the 2x2x2 Cube. Guillermo Augusto Medina Abril dropped his 3x3x3 mark by 36.3 percent to 19.01, and Gabriel Reyes improved his 3x3x3 single by 33.1 percent to 15.45 while also making his first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube with 1:32.59.

The spirit of this cubing competition was equally visible in the sheer volume of new events attempted by dedicated entrants. Dominic David Narváez Correa tackled seven events, finishing fifth in Megaminx, improving his Pyraminx best by 34.2 percent to 7.51, dropping his One-Handed best by 33.5 percent to 25.52, and logging a first 4x4x4 Cube attempt of 1:08.50. Ernesto Farias also tackled seven events, logging his first official attempts in 4x4x4 Cube with 2:41.38, Megaminx with 4:27.68, and Skewb with 15.15. Anthony Mishquero competed across eight events, lowering his Clock mark by 22.3 percent to 11.91 for a fourth-place finish, while Antonio Benjamin Chalco Astudillo made his official debut at this WCA competition, competing in three events including a first 3x3x3 solve of 49.04.

Ordóñez continued his multifaceted dominance in the side events, capturing first place in Skewb with a 5.82 average and taking the Megaminx title with a 1:22.90 average ahead of Samir Felipe Espinoza Landivar's 1:24.34. In the Clock event, Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta captured the top spot with a 9.67 average, narrowly beating Ordóñez who recorded 9.70. The Pyraminx final brought an exhilarating duel as Pablo Alejandro Herrera Verdugo took gold with a 5.80 average, just ahead of Ordóñez's 5.87 average.

Speedcube Cuenca 2025 provided an exhilarating day of speed cubing excellence in the heart of Cuenca, highlighting both seasoned champions and emerging talent. As the local scene looks ahead to future meets, the depth of talent, widespread personal records, and multi-event proficiency established at Monay Shopping will serve as a strong benchmark for upcoming tournaments across Ecuador.