USIP Race CBBA 2025

Fifty-two competitors assembled at Universidad Simón I. Patiño for USIP Race CBBA 2025 on September 20 and 21, creating an intensely crowded schedule that tested endurance across 16 total rounds. In a cubing competition defined by narrow advancement margins, earning a place at a finals table required absolute consistency from the opening turns on Saturday morning. The gathering in Cochabamba, Bolivia highlighted the rising standard of local speedcubing, where deep fields forced contenders to perform at their absolute limits through multiple elimination stages.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a tournament-high 48 entrants, making every cut-off mark significant. Dylan Aramayo Calle navigated all three rounds to claim first place with a winning average of 8.96 seconds, complemented by a best single of 8.80 seconds. Caleb Torrico Vidal secured the runner-up spot with an average of 9.22 seconds, while Nicolás Arispe Valda took third on the podium with a 9.57 average. With three full stages of play, these 3x3 results demonstrated how difficult it was to stay composed through each successive round.

Dylan Aramayo Calle doubled his title tally in the 4x4x4 Cube, leading a 31-person field across three rounds to take gold with an average of 32.30 seconds and a best single of 29.56. Rodrigo Mateo Inochea Fernández captured second place with a 34.15 average, followed by Fabricio Andrés Yañez Terrazas in third at 35.72. The large puzzle bracket at USIP Race CBBA 2025 demanded flawless execution under tournament pressure, leaving no room for handling errors.

Fast-paced formats brought similar intensity, as 38 competitors entered the 2x2x2 Cube. Daniel C. Bedoya earned the championship with a 3.02-second average and a sharp single of 2.50 across three rounds. Rodrigo Mateo Inochea Fernández claimed another second-place finish with a 3.37 average, edging Jhoel Manuel Callata Cardoso who finished third at 3.59. The speed cubing precision needed across five solves per round created rapid shifts throughout the leaderboard.

Specialized disciplines broadened the weekend action, starting with the 3x3x3 One-Handed event where 24 solvers competed. Jhoel Manuel Callata Cardoso triumphed over three rounds with a winning average of 14.64 seconds and a best single of 12.95. Dylan Aramayo Calle took second with 15.62, while Daniel C. Bedoya rounded out the podium at 16.96. In the Pyraminx, Jhersson Cabezas Luizaga won the title with an average of 4.43 seconds, ahead of Henry Ramirez Escobar with 5.31 and Fabricio Andrés Yañez Terrazas with 5.49 among 26 entrants.

Beyond the championship finals, USIP Race CBBA 2025 offered meaningful milestones across the entire roster. Marcos Alejandro Mamani Tola entered four separate disciplines, posting his first ever attempt in the Pyraminx at 12.63 seconds, his first 4x4x4 Cube attempt at 2:29.60, and cutting his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 55 percent down to 25.14. Amilkar Jhoan Castillo tackled four events, recording debut solves of 48.88 in 3x3x3 One-Handed and 1:09.19 in 4x4x4 Cube, while lowering his classic 3x3x3 single to 14.29, an improvement of 41.8 percent. Matias Alexander Hurtado Cabrera reached an 8th-place finish in the 3x3x3 Cube with a personal best single of 9.50, alongside debut marks of 2.65 in 2x2x2 Cube and 23.67 in one-handed solving.

The progress continued with Daniel Guevara Ugarte, who took on four events, made his first 3x3x3 One-Handed attempt with 35.70 seconds, and dropped his Pyraminx best by 21.2 percent to 7.27 seconds. Carlos Marcelo Hidalgo Arevillca reduced his personal best on the Rubik's Cube by 51.3 percent to 18.06 seconds. Edison Zerna Jauregui improved his 4x4x4 Cube benchmark by 41.4 percent to 59.44 seconds. Mateo Segovia Padilla entered five disciplines, logged a 36.89 debut in one-handed solving, and secured a 9th-place finish in Pyraminx with a personal best of 4.38 seconds, which was 30.1 percent faster than before. Meanwhile, Neymar Amir Campero Alcalá marked his first WCA competition with an official 3x3x3 Cube solve of 29.90 seconds.

Single-round precision decided the 3x3x3 Blindfolded discipline, where memorization and spatial recall dictated the results among seven competitors. Juan Diego Soria Velez captured the title with a winning single solve of 33.36 seconds. Jhoel Manuel Callata Cardoso followed in second place with a successful attempt of 1:24.45, while Abdiel Avila Panozo completed the podium in third position at 2:01.41.

All 18 podium positions over the six featured events went to Bolivian competitors, reflecting a balanced and competitive local community. The sheer number of heats across every event gave USIP Race CBBA 2025 a demanding tournament rhythm from start to finish. As the 2025 season progresses in Cochabamba, the experience gained across these deep brackets sets a solid competitive foundation for upcoming tournaments.