U.E. 8 de Septiembre 2025

Inside Unidad Educativa 8 de Septiembre, the steady sound of turning plastic echoed across the hall as competitors checked their tensions and prepared their timers. The two-day gathering brought 100 competitors together in Bermejo, Bolivia, creating an atmosphere focused on sharp progression and measurable strides across multiple disciplines. Across 11 total rounds on June 26 and June 27, the focus of the weekend stayed squarely on the individual drops in solve times recorded at every table.

This edition of U.E. 8 de Septiembre 2025 showcased the rising level of speedcubing across five distinct official events. While tournament medals were contested on the final stage, the broader story came from the sheer volume of personal bests recorded from the opening scramble onward. Novices and experienced hands alike pushed their boundaries, cutting fractions of seconds off previous marks and establishing new competitive baselines in a bustling cubing competition setting.

The 3x3x3 Cube served as the centerpiece of the tournament, drawing 87 entrants across three rigorous stages. Leonel Carrasco claimed the victory in the final round, locking in a winning average of 13.56 seconds alongside the round best single of 12.26 seconds. Lucas Fabian Ibañez Choque took second place with a 15.18 average, while Nelson Rodrigo Rios rounded out the top three with 17.67. These 3x3 results capped a weekend of precise execution on the classic Rubik's Cube.

Lucas Fabian Ibañez Choque secured top honors in the 2x2x2 Cube, logging a winning average of 5.18 seconds and a best single of 4.27 to outpace a field of 62 entrants. Leonel Carrasco finished in second place with a 6.29 average, and Nelson Rodrigo Rios placed third at 6.46. The speed cubing schedule also featured strong turnouts in alternative puzzles, where fast hands and efficient algorithms determined closely contested brackets across both days of action.

In the 4x4x4 Cube, Josias Milan Sirpa Pinto dominated the final with an average of 34.24 seconds and a single of 31.24 across two rounds of play. Nelson Rodrigo Rios earned second place with a 59.15 average, followed by Lucas Fabian Ibañez Choque at 1:00.89. The Pyraminx final proved exceptionally tight, with Jhonatan Michel Mantilla Martinez securing first place in 10.06 seconds, narrowly ahead of Lucas Fabian Ibañez Choque at 10.15 and Carlos Baldivieso Condori at 10.17. Meanwhile, Leonard Frederick Miranda Condori won the Skewb title with an 11.31 average.

The official standings hide remarkable breakthroughs from solvers making significant leaps in their development. Jose Leonel Vilte Jurado cut his 2x2x2 personal best to 6.90 seconds, an improvement of 46.5 percent over his former 12.89 mark, while also dropping his 3x3x3 best to 21.75 seconds and placing 10th in 2x2x2. Matias Azael Donaire Cruz improved his 3x3x3 personal best by 21.8 percent down to 38.91 seconds, reduced his 2x2x2 best to 12.84, and registered his first ever attempt at Pyraminx with a 12.96 single. Jaime Uriel Aráoz Mamani improved his 2x2x2 mark by 21.5 percent to 6.92 seconds, logged a 13.00 in his first Pyraminx attempt, and finished 5th in the 3x3x3 Cube. Agustín Adriano Luis Soto knocked 26.1 percent off his 3x3x3 record with an 18.19 single and finished 9th overall in 2x2x2.

First-time entrants also made immediate impressions across large event schedules during their first official WCA competition. Matias Salas Arias took on 5 events in his debut, securing 4th place in Skewb and registering initial marks of 4.80 in 2x2x2, 10.41 in Pyraminx, and 21.38 in 3x3x3. Juan Daniel Barnechea Serrano tackled 5 events as well, taking 5th in Skewb while logging first attempts of 17.57 in Skewb and 18.30 in 2x2x2. Lizbeth Subía Sánchez entered 5 events, notching debut singles of 20.42 in Skewb, 23.96 in Pyraminx, and 5:34.65 in 4x4x4. Noemi Martinez Zoto rounded out her 5-event debut with initial times of 36.76 in 2x2x2, 1:06.91 in 3x3x3, and 7:09.11 in 4x4x4.

The 2025 competition concluded with all 15 podium places earned by Bolivian competitors, illustrating the depth of local talent across every category. As the equipment was packed away at Unidad Educativa 8 de Septiembre, the hundreds of improved times and debut results recorded at U.E. 8 de Septiembre 2025 provided clear evidence of rapid mechanical advancement across the regional community.