Venteira Mix-Up 2025

A single solved run of 8:22.59 in the 4x4x4 Blindfolded event delivered Pedro Azevedo a commanding victory as the sole competitor to log a successful time in the final. Held on September 27, 2025, in Venteira, Amadora, Portugal, the gathering proved to be a vibrant WCA competition packed with seven diverse disciplines. While the schedule bypassed traditional standard 3x3 results, the 23 competitors at the Auditório Junta de Freguesia da Venteira leaned into specialist puzzles, providing an electric day of speed cubing action that welcomed both seasoned hands and a remarkable wave of fresh faces trying new challenges.

The 2025 tournament program delivered ten rounds of high-intensity play, offering an alternative track for enthusiasts of non-standard formats. Many contenders made this cubing competition the setting for major breakthroughs across intricate disciplines. The specialized setup allowed lesser-seen puzzles to command center stage, demonstrating the depth of the regional speedcubing community. Through each stage of the event, newcomers stepped up to try demanding events alongside established champions who set the standard across the tables.

Beyond his blindfolded triumph, Pedro Azevedo put together an exceptional multi-discipline run throughout the day. He captured the 4x4x4 Cube title with a winning average of 36.28 and a best single of 34.55, finishing ahead of Eduardo Pires who took second with 37.61, while Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro secured third at 43.02. Azevedo added another first-place finish in Megaminx, recording an average of 44.47 and a single of 41.33 to lead Pires and Vasco Vasconcelos onto the podium.

Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro proved equally dominant in his own specialties, claiming two outright victories during the event. Guerreiro claimed the Pyraminx final with a 6.13 winning average and a swift single of 3.31 across two rounds, finishing ahead of Pires with 6.85 and Azevedo with 7.01. Guerreiro then took top honors in Square-1, recording a 9.25 average and a 7.40 single, where Pires finished second with 17.54 and Joana Matias claimed third in 28.20.

Away from the top of the podiums, the scorecards revealed incredible individual progress across the roster. Miguel Cabrita entered five events and delivered massive personal bests, cutting his Clock time by 38.2 percent down to 12.87, his Megaminx mark by 17.1 percent to 2:55.09, and his Pyraminx single by 12.4 percent to 4.53. José Maria Morgado Melo Gomes da Costa took on five events and placed sixth in Square-1, dropping his Clock personal best by 32.9 percent to 11.28, his Square-1 best by 18.4 percent to 30.82, and his 4x4x4 Cube mark by 14.4 percent to 1:00.89. Pedro André Ribeiro dos Santos tackled three events and dropped his Pyraminx personal best by 23.7 percent down to 7.90.

The momentum continued as Afonso Carvalho contested six events, achieving fourth place in 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a personal best of 3:06.84 that was 15.6 percent faster than his previous mark, while also setting personal bests of 8.47 in Clock and 53.25 in 4x4x4 Cube. Roman Nesterov contested three disciplines, logging his first ever attempt at Square-1 with a 29.15, his first ever attempt at Megaminx with a 2:49.54, and setting a 4x4x4 Cube best of 1:03.44. Miguel Martins Pinto took on three events, earning a Square-1 personal best of 25.06, an 8.8 percent improvement, along with a Clock personal best of 12.04.

In the 3x3x3 Blindfolded competition, Inês Picado captured victory with a decisive single solve of 1:10.27, leading Pedro Azevedo who clocked 1:18.54 for second and Xingyu Zhu who took third in 1:21.81. Memorizing and solving the Rubik's Cube without sight remains one of the most technical feats in cubing, and Picado executed her solve under intense final-round pressure.

International representation delivered an exciting finish in Clock, where Anton Duchesne of France secured the title with an average of 8.30 and a best single of 6.46. Miguel Picado earned second place with an average of 9.56, while Azevedo picked up yet another podium finish in third with 10.02. Across all events, Portuguese competitors earned 20 podium places, alongside one each for France, China, and the United Kingdom.

The action at Venteira Mix-Up 2025 concluded with a strong sense of accomplishment across the entire roster. From seasoned champions securing multiple medals to ambitious contenders attempting complex puzzles for the very first time, the competition highlighted the evolving depth of the regional scene as athletes look forward to their next season.

As mesas do Auditorio Junta de Freguesia da Venteira receberam os tapetes de cronometragem para uma jornada intensa de cubo magico. O som ritmado das pecas e o foco absoluto marcaram o ambiente logo nas primeiras horas da manha, reunindo participantes e entusiastas numa verdadeira celebracao do speedcubing antes mesmo de surgirem as primeiras marcas oficiais nos paineis.

Realizado a 27 de setembro de 2025, o Venteira Mix-Up 2025 encaixou-se estrategicamente no calendario competitivo nacional. Numa fase da temporada em que muitos atletas procuram consolidar posicoes no ranking e testar a sua preparacao em eventos menos convencionais, a competicao oficial da WCA serviu como um teste crucial de final de verao em Venteira, Amadora, Portugal, reunindo 23 competidores em 10 rondas distribuidas por 7 modalidades distintas.

Pedro Azevedo destacou-se com uma prestacao dominante ao longo de todo o programa. No 4x4x4 Cube, garantiu a vitoria com uma media de 36.28 na final com 17 competidores, superando Eduardo Pires, que registou 37.61, e Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro, terceiro com 43.02. Azevedo voltou a subir ao topo no Megaminx com a marca media vitoriosa de 44.47, frente a Eduardo Pires com 1:14.06 e Vasco Vasconcelos com 1:17.16.

Nas provas disputadas a olhos vendados, Pedro Azevedo voltou a vencer ao registar 8:22.59 no 4x4x4 Blindfolded, sendo o unico a concluir com sucesso numa ronda de 5 participantes onde Vasco Vasconcelos, Ines Picado, Michael Orger e Eduardo Pires ficaram com DNF. No entanto, no 3x3x3 Blindfolded, foi Ines Picado quem conquistou o primeiro lugar com o tempo vitorioso de 1:10.27, batendo Pedro Azevedo que fez 1:18.54 e Xingyu Zhu com 1:21.81.

Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro brilhou nos puzzles geometricos ao arrecadar dois titulos individuais. No Pyraminx, venceu entre 19 participantes com media final de 6.13 e melhor tentativa de 3.31, seguido por Eduardo Pires com 6.85 e Pedro Azevedo com 7.01. No Square-1, Guerreiro dominou a final com a media de 9.25 e um single de 7.40, a frente de Eduardo Pires com 17.54 e Joana Matias com 28.20. No Clock, a vitoria foi internacional, com o frances Anton Duchesne a registar 8.30 de media, superando Miguel Picado com 9.56 e Pedro Azevedo com 10.02.

Para alem dos lugares de podio, o torneio reservou espaco para conquistas expressivas de atletas dedicados. Fausto Claro da Fonte protagonizou uma das maiores evolucoes do torneio ao estabelecer o recorde pessoal de 2:05.45 no Megaminx, sendo 52.4% mais rapido que o anterior registo de 4:23.60, competindo em 6 modalidades e alcancando o 8. lugar no 4x4x4 Cube. Marta Fernandes Cid estreou-se no Megaminx com a marca de 1:33.21 para alcancar o 4. lugar, assinando ainda o seu recorde pessoal de 9.44 no Clock entre 5 eventos disputados.

Outros competidores mostraram grande determinacao ao longo das rondas. Leonardo Nobre Homan competiu em 5 eventos, registando o recorde pessoal de 54.60 no Square-1 e alcancando o 11. lugar no Clock. Zoe Carey Orger participou no Pyraminx e alcancou o 4. lugar da prova. Carlos Guerreiro esteve presente no Clock e assegurou o 13. posto na tabela, enquanto Kiary Roque Russo enfrentou 5 modalidades e garantiu o 5. lugar na final de Square-1.

O saldo final do Venteira Mix-Up 2025 consolidou a forca dos atletas da casa, com Portugal a somar 20 presencas no podio, acompanhado por representacoes de Franca, Reino Unido e China. Com a temporada a avancar para os seus meses decisivos, a passagem pela Amadora confirmou a evolucao tecnica de veteranos e estreantes em diferentes disciplinas do speedcubing.