Viña Open 2024

The competition tables at the Sede Cooperativa Alejandro Navarrete were a flurry of plastic and focused intensity as contenders gathered for a packed day of solving. In Viña del Mar, Chile, on July 6, 2024, thirty-eight participants lined up across six distinct disciplines to test their dexterity and resolve. With rivals from different training circles going head-to-head across eleven fast-paced rounds, the atmosphere was defined by sharp technical duels where every fraction of a second separated the podium contenders from the rest of the pack.

The premier event of the cubing competition saw a fierce duel for the classic Rubik's Cube crown. Claudio Matias Cancino Bruna demonstrated absolute composure across three demanding rounds, securing top honors in the 3x3x3 Cube with a winning average of 7.43 seconds and a sharp single of 7.01. Cancino Bruna held off heavy pressure from Felipe Medel, who posted a runner-up average of 7.88 seconds, while Jose Basaes locked in third place with an average of 8.57, cementing an elite set of 3x3 results from the nation's best.

Cancino Bruna was not satisfied with just one victory, converting his sharp form into an overwhelming multi-event haul. In the 5x5x5 Cube, he outpaced twenty-one rivals across two rounds to claim the title with a 51.20 winning average and a best single of 48.06, finishing ahead of Agustín Mera Landa who recorded a 57.15 average. Basaes returned to the podium in third with a 59.67 mark, highlighting a tightly contested battle among the heavy-cube specialists.

The big cube rivalry deepened as Cancino Bruna added a third gold medal in the 6x6x6 Cube. Navigating two rounds against sixteen challengers, he produced a decisive winning average of 1:39.36 alongside a best single of 1:36.80. Medel secured another silver finish with a 1:47.58 average, narrowly edging Diego Núñez, who took the bronze step at 1:49.16. Across all three formats, Cancino Bruna set the pace for Chilean speedcubing on the day.

Núñez found his redemption at the very top of the puzzle spectrum during the 7x7x7 Cube. Outlasting fifteen competitors in the longest discipline of the meet, Núñez captured the victory with a 2:39.71 winning average and a single of 2:30.48. Medel collected his third silver medal of the tournament with a strong 2:43.34 average, while Cancino Bruna rounded out his remarkable podium sweep across the larger puzzles by placing third with an average of 3:03.54.

Beyond the title fights at the podium summit, the WCA competition served as a proving ground for several dedicated competitors who delivered career-defining breakthroughs. Darío Ignacio Toro Alvarado took on all six events on the schedule, earning a best finish of tenth place in Skewb, tackling his first ever attempts at 5x5x5 Cube in 1:32.60 and 6x6x6 Cube in 3:36.47, while crushing his previous Skewb personal best with a 3.04 that was 55.5 percent faster. Cristobal Joaquin Lopez Melillan competed in four events, recording a personal best of 5.09 in Skewb to drop 50.2 percent off his prior mark, an eleventh-ranked 11.27 in 3x3x3 Cube that improved by 4.4 percent, a fourteenth-place best finish in 2x2x2 Cube, and a first ever 5x5x5 Cube attempt of 1:47.57. Emiliano Paz Contreras contested two events, posting a personal best of 51.16 in 3x3x3 Cube that improved his previous best by 39.6 percent, and registered a first ever attempt in 2x2x2 Cube of 5.54 to claim twenty-seventh place. Germán Sepúlveda lowered his 2x2x2 Cube best to 6.64, a 42 percent leap, and trimmed his 3x3x3 Cube mark by 24.6 percent down to 21.40 for a best finish of twenty-ninth.

The momentum of personal milestones continued through the mid-table field. Agustín Damián Muñoz Gómez delivered a twenty-second place best finish in 2x2x2 Cube alongside personal bests of 24.75 in 3x3x3 Cube, improving by 30.9 percent, and 5.51 in 2x2x2 Cube, an improvement of 24.3 percent. Diego Llanca entered three events and placed eleventh in Skewb with a personal best of 3.52, cutting 51.5 percent off his earlier mark. Roberto Meneses Bustamante took on five events and secured seventh place in Skewb, posting a personal best of 3.40 to go 41.8 percent faster, a 5x5x5 Cube best of 1:27.16 that was 34.2 percent quicker, and an 8.33 personal best in 3x3x3 Cube. Benjamin Delgado contested three disciplines, earning fourteenth in Skewb with a personal best of 5.87, representing a 15.1 percent drop, alongside a new personal best of 15.65 in 3x3x3 Cube.

The shorter events featured lightning-fast turnarounds and razor-thin margins. Dante Navarro Vera dominated the 2x2x2 Cube bracket, taking top honors among thirty-two entrants in a single high-pressure round with an average of 1.80 seconds and a best single of 1.52. Basaes earned the second-place spot with an average of 1.97, while Gabriel Alonso Ibáñez Miranda took third in 2.52 seconds. In Skewb, Michael Fonseca proved unbeatable, taking the gold medal with a 2.38 winning average and a best single of 1.97, leaving Navarro Vera with silver at 4.16 and Medel with bronze at 5.11.

All eighteen available podium positions across the tournament were claimed by Chilean participants, underscoring the deep standard of speed cubing within the country. Viña Open 2024 wrapped up after a comprehensive day of racing that tested endurance, precision, and quick thinking across six distinct puzzles. As rival training partners head back to their local clubs to refine their turning speed, the results from this meet set a high bar for the remainder of the 2024 calendar.

Las mesas de competencia dispuestas en la Sede Cooperativa Alejandro Navarrete congregaron a competidores y jueces listos para una jornada intensa frente a los cronómetros oficiales. En pleno desarrollo del calendario de speedcubing de 2024, la cita representó una parada estratégica en la mitad de la temporada, congregando a 38 participantes en Viña del Mar, Chile. Durante este encuentro realizado el 6 de julio de 2024, el ambiente combinó la concentración técnica habitual con el afán de medirse en un total de 6 eventos divididos a lo largo de 11 rondas oficiales.

El certamen principal de cubo de Rubik reunió a la totalidad de los 38 inscritos en tres exigentes etapas eliminatorias. En la ronda definitiva de 3x3x3 Cube, Claudio Matias Cancino Bruna se quedó con la primera posición al registrar un promedio ganador de 7.43 segundos, logrando además el mejor tiempo individual de la prueba con 7.01. Felipe Medel se ubicó en el segundo puesto con una media de 7.88, mientras que Jose Basaes completó el podio general con un registro promedio de 8.57 segundos.

En los cubos de mayor tamaño, Claudio Matias Cancino Bruna amplió su destacada actuación del certamen al imponerse en 5x5x5 Cube sobre 22 competidores. Su promedio ganador de 51.20 segundos y una marca individual de 48.06 le aseguraron la cima del podio, escoltado por Agustín Mera Landa con 57.15 y Jose Basaes con 59.67. El dominio de Cancino Bruna continuó en la prueba de 6x6x6 Cube frente a 16 competidores, donde finalizó en el primer lugar con una media de 1:39.36 y un mejor intento de 1:36.80, superando a Felipe Medel con 1:47.58 y a Diego Núñez con 1:49.16.

La competencia en 7x7x7 Cube tuvo como protagonista principal a Diego Núñez, quien se alzó con la victoria entre 15 participantes gracias a un promedio de 2:39.71 y un tiempo individual de 2:30.48 en las dos rondas disputadas. La segunda colocación correspondió a Felipe Medel con un registro de 2:43.34, mientras que Claudio Matias Cancino Bruna finalizó en el tercer puesto con 3:03.54. De esta manera, las categorías pesadas del speedcubing chileno demostraron una cerrada pugna entre los mejores especialistas de la temporada.

Las categorías de resolución rápida mostraron marcas sumamente ajustadas. En 2x2x2 Cube, disputado en una ronda única de 32 participantes, Dante Navarro Vera obtuvo la victoria con un promedio de 1.80 segundos y una marca de 1.52, superando por escaso margen a Jose Basaes, quien promedió 1.97, y a Gabriel Alonso Ibáñez Miranda, tercero con 2.52. Por su parte, Michael Fonseca dominó el Skewb frente a 20 rivales tras conseguir una media ganadora de 2.38 segundos y un mejor intento de 1.97, dejando atrás a Dante Navarro Vera con 4.16 y a Felipe Medel con 5.11.

Más allá de las primeras posiciones, esta cubing competition dejó avances personales notables. Pedro Marquez Osorio destacó con una mejora del 14.6% en 3x3x3 Cube al marcar 24.06 frente a su anterior 28.16, además de rebajar un 11.5% en 2x2x2 Cube con 6.03 donde obtuvo el puesto 26. Francisco Javier Pavez Chamorro disputó cinco categorías, firmando su primer intento oficial en 5x5x5 Cube con 1:32.22, su debut en 6x6x6 Cube con 2:33.33, un progreso de 5.8% en Skewb con 5.89 y un cuarto puesto en 2x2x2 Cube. Marcos Antonio Abarza Godoy progresó un 10.3% en 2x2x2 Cube al registrar 8.37, mientras que Matías Jesús Hernández Trujillo afrontó cinco pruebas y mejoró en 5x5x5 Cube con 1:23.63 y en 7x7x7 Cube con 4:35.30.

El fin de semana también abrió las puertas a competidores que vivieron su primera WCA competition oficial. David Esteban Leiva Lopez debutó en dos eventos marcando 4.47 en 2x2x2 Cube para lograr el puesto 23 y 13.27 en 3x3x3 Cube. Emanuel Bernardo Avendaño Ordenez completó sus primeros registros con 3.67 en 2x2x2 Cube, ocupando el puesto 25, y 18.90 en 3x3x3 Cube. Sofía Rodríguez Bastías sumó sus marcas inaugurales de 14.31 en 2x2x2 Cube y 30.93 en 3x3x3 Cube, mientras que Vicente Ignacio Morales Figueroa completó su estreno oficial al participar en una prueba de la jornada.

La actividad concluyó en Viña Open 2024 con la totalidad de los 18 lugares de podio repartidos entre los competidores locales de Chile. El evento consolidó el ritmo competitivo de la región en un punto clave del calendario, dejando tiempos de primer nivel en todas las modalidades y trazando el camino para los próximos desafíos que marcarán el cierre del año deportivo.