Viña Cubing Fest III 2023

Seventy-nine competitors converged in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, setting the stage for a packed weekend of speed cubing at Colegio Viña de Jesus. Staged on November 18 and 19, Viña Cubing Fest III 2023 featured 14 events and 22 rounds, pushing talent across multiple puzzle formats. From marquee disciplines to big cubes and specialty items, the tournament offered a comprehensive showcase of precision under pressure, giving regional talent a prime platform to post benchmark times.

The 2x2x2 Cube event saw a profound concentration of personal milestones and quick turnarounds across two competitive rounds. Maicol Deimar Machaca Apaza claimed the gold medal with a 4.04 winning average after clocking a 1.95 best single. During the early rounds, Samuel Galarce Moscoso posted a 1.89 single and a 3.59 average, while Machaca Apaza delivered a 2.15 single and 3.69 average. Dylan Aramayo Calle also notched a 2.83 single and 3.75 average, while Adhemar Mizushima contributed a 2.71 single and 3.89 average, highlighting the depth of talent.

The 2x2x2 Cube action continued with a wave of personal benchmarks that defined the weekend leaderboard. Axel Elias Espinoza Ribera posted a 2.08 single and 4.15 average, Fabricio Andrés Yañez Terrazas registered a 3.12 single and 4.19 average, and Josias Milan Sirpa Pinto added a 3.36 single alongside a 4.28 average. Adrian Ismael Sirpa Pinto delivered a 3.97 single and 4.35 average, Diego Andres Vasquez put up a 3.86 single and 4.47 average, and Antonio Adorno Suarez recorded a 2.03 single and 4.63 average, confirming the intense pace.

In the classic 3x3x3 Cube event, 73 competitors navigated three full rounds of Rubik's Cube competition to determine the champion. Rodrigo Paz Vaca emerged victorious in the final round with a 7.51 winning average and a best single of 6.77. Adhemar Mizushima earned second place with an average of 8.92, while Dylan Aramayo Calle secured third with a 9.34 mark. Paz Vaca doubled his gold haul in 3x3x3 One-Handed, claiming the title with a 12.22 average and a round-best 10.40 single.

Big cube and specialty disciplines at Viña Cubing Fest III 2023 were highlighted by multiple dominant runs across single-round finals. Josias Milan Sirpa Pinto took top honors in five separate events, winning 5x5x5 Cube with a 59.95 average, Skewb in 4.99, 6x6x6 Cube in 1:52.73, 7x7x7 Cube in 2:58.67, and Clock with a 10.51 average. In 4x4x4 Cube, Luzio Batuani Conde took the title in 34.12, while Adrian Ismael Sirpa Pinto secured Megaminx in 43.56 and Antonio Adorno Suarez topped Pyraminx in 3.48.

Beyond the top podium steps, the gathering revealed significant individual development across the competition floor. Rodrigo Vargas Caviedes delivered massive strides, trimming his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 56.8 percent down to 3.95 and improving his 3x3x3 Cube best by 47.5 percent to 17.70. Jose Antonio Ibarra Ovando tackled four events, taking sixth in Pyraminx with a personal best of 4.21, down 33.1 percent, and setting a Skewb personal best of 5.41, which was 58.6 percent faster than his prior standard. Leandro Cuellar Justiniano reduced his Pyraminx mark by 41.7 percent to 11.17 while making his first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube with a 7.25.

Fresh debuts and significant percentage drops continued to unfold through the rest of the roster. Sergio Leonardo Mariaca Lozano improved his 3x3x3 Cube best by 45.5 percent to 28.56, while Jose Matias Bernal Machicado registered a 14.17 personal best in the same event, 33.1 percent faster, alongside first-ever attempts in 2x2x2 Cube at 7.13 and 3x3x3 One-Handed at 33.71. Thiago Andrés Rivero Rueda posted a Pyraminx personal best of 8.49, an improvement of 46.1 percent. Caleb Josias Rocha Velasquez entered his first WCA competition, tackling four events including initial attempts of 4.70 in 2x2x2 Cube and 27.38 in 3x3x3 Cube, while Nicolas David Rosso Melgar took ninth in Skewb at his inaugural appearance.

Blindfolded events tested pure recall, where Sebastián Morón Mariscal captured the 3x3x3 Blindfolded win with a 1:32.03 single, ahead of Brazil's Henrique Pietro Muraro de Oliveira at 2:30.75 and Bolivia's Christian Daniel Avila Mendez at 4:10.53. Morón Mariscal also won 3x3x3 Multi-Blind by solving 5 of 9 cubes in 58:44. Nancy Garcés Hazou earned the Square-1 victory with a 24.67 average, rounding out the diverse slate of puzzles on offer.

The 2023 weekend in Santa Cruz concluded with host nation Bolivia collecting 35 podium places, while Brazilian and Peruvian competitors earned three podium spots each. Across every round of this speedcubing meeting, participants converted months of practice into official marks on the international database. As Viña Cubing Fest III 2023 came to a close, the 3x3 results and extensive personal bests reflected a vibrant competitive community ready to push the sport forward into the upcoming competition calendar.