Venezuela Nationals 2025

The tables were set across the floor of Centro Traki La Trinidad as competitors gathered for three days of intense solving in Caracas, Miranda, Venezuela. Across the venue, timers reset and inspection covers lifted continuously as 64 speedcubers stepped up to test their skills. Running from September 26 to September 28, the tournament transformed the shopping venue into an energetic arena where every turn of a face counted toward advancing through the stages.

Round architecture dictated the flow of Venezuela Nationals 2025, forcing competitors to adjust to distinct paces across 15 separate events and 24 rounds. The multi-round format of the classic Rubik's Cube demanded consistency through three complete stages to reach the top. In contrast, longer puzzles like the 6x6x6 Cube, 7x7x7 Cube, Clock, and Square-1 offered just a single round where one mistake would end a podium campaign instantly.

In the flagship 3x3x3 Cube, the endurance format sorted the massive field across three stages before Bernardo Torres captured the title with a winning average of 8.33 seconds and a best single solve of 7.15. Victor Wu followed in second place with an 8.81 average, while Louis Rodriguez Guerrero completed the podium with 9.15. Torres proved unbeatable in multi-round and single-round disciplines alike, securing victories across seven separate categories throughout the weekend.

Torres displayed his mastery in both standard and extended formats, winning the 4x4x4 Cube with a 28.65 average, ahead of Rodriguez Guerrero at 30.62 and Sebastián Andrés González Coronel at 36.20. In Megaminx, Torres delivered a 47.50 average to claim gold, and in the single-round 7x7x7 Cube, his 2:41.78 average led Rodriguez Guerrero at 2:54.96. Torres also excelled under specialist single-round rules, taking Clock with an 8.03 average, 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a best single of 2:47.01, and 3x3x3 Multi-Blind by solving 4 out of 4 cubes in 27 minutes and 56 seconds.

Beyond the championship tier, the deeper value of this cubing competition emerged in personal milestones. Juan David Lagos Botina took on 7 events, earning 5th place in Clock with a first attempt of 9.38 seconds, logging a first Megaminx mark of 1:53.75, and slicing 50.1 percent off his Pyraminx personal best down to 3.60 seconds. Cristian David Castro Brito entered 6 events, posting a personal best of 5.37 seconds in Pyraminx to improve by 36 percent, shaving 15.3 percent off his 3x3x3 One-Handed mark to reach 17.65, and trying 3x3x3 Fewest Moves for the first time with 45 moves.

Other competitors expanded their repertoire across new events during the speed cubing program. Jeremy Obispo improved his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 32.2 percent to 22.69 seconds while posting first attempts of 8.09 in the 2x2x2 Cube and 13.01 in Pyraminx. Jesús Alejandro Toro Blanco dropped his 3x3 Cube time by 30.4 percent to 40.12 seconds alongside first efforts in Pyraminx and 2x2x2. Abraham Enrique Diaz achieved a 30.3 percent improvement in 2x2x2 to 5.57 seconds, Diego Pinto attempted 4x4x4 for the first time with 1:31.13, Christopher Dael Duarte Ramirez tackled 9 events including a debut 2:15.09 Megaminx single, and Sebastian Manuel Marquez Vallejo completed his first WCA competition by posting first marks in three separate disciplines.

The 2x2x2 Cube saw 44 competitors battle through two rounds, where Cristofer Azuaje won the final with an average of 2.75 seconds. Azuaje held off Leandro Paredes at 2.99 and Rafael Antonio Sanchez at 3.01. Azuaje also triumphed in 3x3x3 One-Handed across two rounds with a 15.05 average, finishing ahead of Rodriguez Guerrero at 15.52 and Torres at 15.66, and went on to win the single-round 3x3x3 Fewest Moves challenge with a 31.67 average and best single of 28 moves.

Big cubes highlighted the power of single-round concentration. Louis Rodriguez Guerrero captured the 5x5x5 Cube over two rounds with a 52.45 average, finishing clear of Torres at 58.70. Rodriguez Guerrero followed that with a dominant single-round 6x6x6 Cube victory in 1:54.38, ahead of González Coronel at 2:53.81 and Enrymar Cisneros at 3:52.96. Meanwhile, Fabián Villavicencio won Skewb in two rounds with a 4.57 average, and secured Square-1 in one round with a 21.78 average. Miguel Vidal completed the winners list with a 4.41 Pyraminx average.

As Venezuela Nationals 2025 concluded in Caracas, Venezuelan competitors took all 45 podium positions across the 15 events. The weekend proved that navigating varying cutoff rules and round structures is just as vital as pure turning speed. From the decisive 3x3 results to the pressure of single-attempt big cube events, the 2025 national championship provided an intense display of technical execution across the entire competitive spectrum.