Yumbo Univalle 2024

Inside the halls of the Universidad Del Valle Sede Yumbo, a focused stillness settled across the tables as timers clicked into gear. Competitors leaned over their mats with precision, testing their dexterity on complex layers and calculating turns under the venue lights. The one-day gathering on August 17, 2024, brought 31 dedicated solvers together in Yumbo, Valle del Cauca., Colombia, turning the academic setting into a showcase of relentless problem solving across 7 distinct disciplines.

Tackling larger puzzles demands a unique level of endurance and spatial awareness, and the 4x4x4 Cube contest delivered a thrilling demonstration of that stamina. Solvers had to maintain full focus across lengthy reduction phases and complex parities. Samuel Martinez Sanchez emerged victorious in the final, securing first place with an impressive winning average of 36.64 seconds and logging the best single of the event at 33.34 seconds. Daniel Cano Salgado claimed the second step on the podium with an average of 37.67 seconds, while Ricardo Zapata Cruz took third in 43.25 seconds.

The classic Rubik's Cube drew the largest crowd of the tournament, featuring 28 competitors battling across 3 rounds of intense speedcubing. Fabián Andrés Mina Sandoval produced remarkable consistency in the final round to take the crown, putting up a winning average of 9.87 seconds alongside the round's best single of 9.12 seconds. The official 3x3 results saw Jhon Edison Arcila Quintero earn the runner-up position with a 10.32 average, while Daniel Cano Salgado completed the podium in third place at 10.58 seconds.

Fabián Andrés Mina Sandoval continued his stellar form in the 3x3x3 One-Handed event, capturing his second title of the cubing competition with a composed 17.79 second average and a top single of 16.93 seconds. Daniel Cano Salgado pushed him to the wire, finishing second with a narrow 17.85 average. Ricardo Zapata Cruz secured third place with an 18.83 average, demonstrating international flair across multiple puzzle categories.

Beyond the championship battles, the tournament floor was full of individual breakthroughs that showed the depth of the field. Joel Stiven Dominguez Cardona tackled four events and recorded a massive breakthrough in Pyraminx, dropping his personal best to 8.97 seconds, which was 55.2 percent faster than his prior 20.04 mark, while also placing 14th in 4x4x4 Cube. Juan Monserrate made his first ever attempt at Pyraminx with a mark of 16.32, while also shaving 21.4 percent off his 3x3x3 Cube best with a 28.34 and dropping his 2x2x2 Cube mark by 19.9 percent down to 5.16 across three events. Juan José Camen competed across five events, dropping his Pyraminx best by 29.1 percent to 7.18 and cutting his 3x3x3 One-Handed mark by 24.9 percent to 47.33.

The progress continued across all levels as Juan Esteban Angulo Vanegas entered six disciplines, taking fifth place in Pyraminx while securing personal bests of 6.58 in Skewb, 13.47 in 3x3x3 Cube, and 1:21.61 in 4x4x4 Cube. Gabriela Balanta Pantoja contested two events and reduced her 3x3x3 Cube personal record by 25.7 percent to 20.54. Miguel Ángel Angulo Vanegas took on three events and lowered his Pyraminx mark by 25.2 percent to 12.96. Juan Andrés Castellanos Córdoba entered four categories, taking 10th in 3x3x3 One-Handed with an improved 37.01 alongside a 4.30 personal best in 2x2x2 Cube. Esteban Riascos Arango competed in three events, setting a 21.45 personal best on the 3x3x3 Cube.

The shorter formats featured lightning speed and high pressure in equal measure. In the 2x2x2 Cube, Nicolás Lasso Peña won the event with a sharp 2.90 winning average and a 2.29 single, edging out Fabián Andrés Mina Sandoval who took second in 3.01 seconds, with Ricardo Zapata Cruz taking third at 3.53 seconds. In the Pyraminx competition, Juan Pablo Erazo Mazuera captured the gold with an average of 4.81 and a best single of 2.73, leading Ricardo Zapata Cruz at 5.63 and Haiver Lenin Reyes Garcia at 5.90.

Mechanical precision and rapid manipulation defined the remaining side events. Ricardo Zapata Cruz topped the Skewb standings with a winning average of 5.06 and a best single of 3.95, while Samuel Martinez Sanchez claimed silver with 6.18 and Juan Pablo Erazo Mazuera took bronze with 7.07. Over on the Clock tables, Daniel Cano Salgado delivered a decisive victory with an 8.07 winning average, followed by Haiver Lenin Reyes Garcia in second with 8.85 and Samuel Martinez Sanchez in third at 10.80.

Throughout 11 rounds of intense speed cubing, Yumbo Univalle 2024 served as a vibrant showcase of talent, where local competitors from Colombia earned 16 podium spots alongside 5 podium finishes from Venezuela. From big cubes requiring relentless endurance to blistering sprints on miniature puzzles, the WCA competition concluded with new benchmarks set, leaving the regional community ready for their next season of challenges.

Las mesas de la Universidad Del Valle Sede Yumbo recibieron a competidores y cronometros en una jornada intensa de speedcubing. En las instalaciones universitarias, la concentracion previa a cada resolucion marco el inicio de los turnos oficiales, donde la precision en las secuencias de movimientos peso mas que cualquier intento aislado. El publico presencio rondas de alta exigencia donde los giros fluidos y la regularidad en cada solve marcaron las diferencias definitivas sobre los tapetes oficiales.

El torneo Yumbo Univalle 2024 reunio a 31 participantes en Yumbo, Valle del Cauca., Colombia, durante el 17 de agosto de 2024. A lo largo de 11 rondas que abarcaron 7 modalidades oficiales, la solvencia tecnica definio a los campeones. En la disciplina reina del cubo de Rubik, Fabián Andrés Mina Sandoval aseguro el primer puesto con un promedio ganador de 9.87 tras tres rondas y 28 competidores, registrando ademas un mejor tiempo individual de 9.12. La plata fue para Jhon Edison Arcila Quintero con 10.32 y el bronce quedo en manos de Daniel Cano Salgado con 10.58.

Fabián Andrés Mina Sandoval volvio a demostrar su dominio al imponerse en 3x3x3 One-Handed, registrando una media ganadora de 17.79 frente a 16 rivales y superando a Daniel Cano Salgado, quien finalizo segundo con 17.85 en una definicion cerrada por seis centesimas. Ricardo Zapata Cruz completo el podio con 18.83. En la categoria de 4x4x4 Cube, Samuel Martinez Sanchez alcanzo lo mas alto con un promedio de 36.64 y un mejor tiempo de 33.34, dejando a Daniel Cano Salgado en el segundo lugar con 37.67 y a Ricardo Zapata Cruz en el tercero con 43.25.

En la prueba de 2x2x2 Cube, que conto con 26 participantes y dos rondas, Nicolás Lasso Peña conquisto el triunfo gracias a una media solida de 2.90 y un mejor solve de 2.29. Fabián Andrés Mina Sandoval obtuvo el segundo puesto con 3.01 y Ricardo Zapata Cruz se colgo el bronce con 3.53. La regularidad de cada resolucion en esta cubing competition determino el orden de los puestos de honor frente a los intentos individuales mas rapidos de la tabla.

Mas alla de las finales principales, el progreso individual marco momentos notables durante el certamen. Jose David Padilla Gonzalez afronto 7 modalidades y alcanzo un sexto puesto en Skewb, consiguiendo marcas personales sobresalientes: un 2.66 en 2x2x2 Cube que mejoro su registro previo en un 36.1%, un 16.10 en Clock que fue 12.1% mas veloz y un 43.82 en 3x3x3 One-Handed, un 7.2% mas rapido. Brayan Andrés Duque Bedón tambien participo en 7 eventos, logrando el septimo lugar en Clock y una marca personal de 13.67 en 3x3x3 Cube, superando su tiempo anterior en un 12.3%. Por su parte, Mariana Giraldo Quintero rebajo su marca en Pyraminx a 17.46, un 7.9% mas rapida, mientras que Luis Carlos Gomez Velez marco 1:08.74 en 4x4x4 Cube, mejorando un 7.6% su registro personal y terminando en la posicion 11.

El debut oficial brindo hitos significativos para quienes compitieron por primera vez. Andrés David Pantoja Gómez estreno su historial en una WCA competition completando 3 eventos, con primeros registros oficiales de 6.86 en 2x2x2 Cube, 26.43 en 3x3x3 Cube y 4.93 en Pyraminx. Angel Castaño Revelo debuto con 56.49 en 3x3x3 Cube y 16.60 en 2x2x2 Cube. Oscar de Jesús Manrique Correa marco sus primeros tiempos con 32.48 en 3x3x3 Cube y 17.34 en 2x2x2 Cube, mientras que Camila Imbachi Ramos firmo su estreno competitivo en 3x3x3 Cube con un registro de 1:49.18.

El resto de modalidades mantuvo la misma pauta de regularidad competitiva. En Clock, Daniel Cano Salgado domino a los 9 participantes con una media de 8.07 y un single de 7.52, escoltado por Haiver Lenin Reyes Garcia con 8.85 y Samuel Martinez Sanchez con 10.80. En Pyraminx, Juan Pablo Erazo Mazuera gano la categoria con un promedio de 4.81 entre 22 competidores, superando a Ricardo Zapata Cruz con 5.63 y a Haiver Lenin Reyes Garcia con 5.90. Finalmente, en Skewb, Ricardo Zapata Cruz se adjudico la victoria con 5.06, seguido por Samuel Martinez Sanchez con 6.18 y Juan Pablo Erazo Mazuera con 7.07.

La distribucion total de podios cerro con 16 posiciones de honor para Colombia y 5 para Venezuela en una jornada deportiva completa. Yumbo Univalle 2024 confirmo que la planificacion en cada reconstruccion y el control del cronometro sostienen el exito competitivo en el speedcubing contemporaneo, dejando marcas de referencia para los proximos compromisos de la temporada oficial.