Superseis Cubea - Asunción 2025

The competition floor at the Hiperseis shopping venue buzzed with focused energy on June 14, 2025, as 23 competitors gathered in Asunción, Paraguay. Tables were arranged beneath bright commercial lighting with timers waiting for the day to begin. The single-day tournament offered a compact schedule of five rounds spanning four official events. A dedicated group of solvers prepared to test their techniques across varied puzzles ranging from tetrahedral challenges to big cubes.

While standard cubes often take top billing, the specialty events shaped the early tone of Superseis Cubea - Asunción 2025. In the Pyraminx, competitors navigated the geometry of the four-sided puzzle with rapid tip alignment and edge placement across a 14-person field. Kenji Julián Cáceres Matsumoto established the standard by winning the event with a 5.43 average and a tournament-best single of 4.73. Damian Britez Etcheverry secured second place with a 7.24 average, while Carlos Benjamin Mereles Martinez finished third at 7.36.

The 4x4x4 Cube contest brought the complexity of center building and parity algorithms to the forefront among 10 contenders. Kenji Julián Cáceres Matsumoto produced the winning mark, taking first place with an average of 36.43 and a single solve of 32.21. David Emmanuel Velozo Cabrera claimed second place with an average of 39.66, followed by Damian Britez Etcheverry in third with a 1:12.48 average. The event tested deep technical knowledge on larger mechanisms in this official WCA competition.

The 2x2x2 Cube sprint delivered sharp turn turnarounds and high turnover across 16 entrants. Kenji Julián Cáceres Matsumoto took his third victory of the day with an average of 2.90, aided by a 2.07 single. Damian Britez Etcheverry took second place on the podium with an average of 3.79. Fabricio Manuel Pereira Martinez rounded out the top three with an average of 4.07, capping a brisk round of pocket cube solving.

Beyond the podium battles, several competitors marked notable personal milestones on the tournament floor. Elías Adrián González Castaño delivered a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 3.36, which was 62.9 percent faster than his prior best, logged a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 20.46 that improved by 40.8 percent, and made his first ever attempt at Pyraminx with an 8.65. Paula Giannina Orrego Chamorro tackled four events, completing her first ever attempt at 4x4x4 Cube with a time of 1:27.97, while dropping her 3x3x3 Cube personal best to 19.14, a 59.6 percent improvement, and her Pyraminx personal best to 8.62, which was 45.3 percent faster. Diego Andres Ferreira Cuellar recorded personal bests of 2.18 in 2x2x2 Cube, 1:11.35 in 4x4x4 Cube, and 7.37 in Pyraminx. Carlos Rafael Gutiérrez González trimmed his 3x3x3 Cube mark to 26.04.

The momentum continued across other scorecards throughout the weekend. Lucas Daniel Ramirez Acuña took on three events and lowered his 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 6.59. Angel Daniel Gonzalez Gonzalez entered four events and registered a 4x4x4 Cube personal best of 1:14.50, an improvement of 21.2 percent over his previous mark. Oliver Brítez took on the main event and scored a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 10.56, which was 9.7 percent faster than his previous standard. First-time competitor Micaela Noemí Ortiz Oviedo made her official debut in speedcubing by logging an 8.87 single during her first ever attempt in the 2x2x2 Cube.

The traditional 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube brought 20 solvers together across two rounds of play. The 3x3 results concluded with Kenji Julián Cáceres Matsumoto completing a clean sweep across all four disciplines on the schedule. Cáceres Matsumoto took first place with an average of 7.97 and a single of 7.50 in the final round. David Emmanuel Velozo Cabrera earned second place with an 11.17 average, and Damian Britez Etcheverry placed third with a 13.46 average.

All 12 podium spots across the four disciplines went to solvers representing Paraguay, highlighting the depth of talent within the host nation. The gathering served as an active stage for local cubers seeking personal improvements and official times in a compact setting. Superseis Cubea - Asunción 2025 concluded a full day of speed cubing, marking another step forward for the community ahead of the next cubing competition season in the region.