Zapopan Open 2025

Inside the Centro Cultural Constitución, tables stood arranged for sixteen rounds of intense puzzle solving as competitors gathered across two days of competition. Hands hovered over stack timers, inspection seconds ticked away in silence, and solves resolved with rapid taps on the timing pads. The atmosphere carried the energetic pulse of speedcubing at its most dynamic, drawing forty-six participants to Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico on May 3 and May 4, 2025. Across six official events, the floor buzzed with the relentless drive of solvers chasing major improvements.

The competitive field at Zapopan Open 2025 showcased how rapidly emerging talent can develop across multiple disciplines. Throughout the weekend, young competitors demonstrated remarkable drops in solving times, turning months of dedicated practice into immediate breakthroughs on the competition floor. Every round offered fresh evidence of progress, with solvers tackling unfamiliar events for the first time while veterans and rising challengers pushed each other across every stage of the tournament.

Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez produced the standout individual performance of the tournament by capturing titles across three distinct categories. In the 2x2x2 Cube final, Ramirez Gonzalez secured first place with a 2.73 winning average, highlighted by a best single solve of 1.64 seconds. Víctor Adán Solis Martinez followed in second place with a 2.97 average, while Eduardo Daniel Perez Miramontes completed the podium in third with an average of 3.48.

Ramirez Gonzalez continued his exceptional form in the one-handed division, managing the complex rotations of a Rubik's Cube with singular precision. He claimed the 3x3x3 One-Handed title with an average of 15.39 seconds and a single of 14.90, edging out Miguel Angel Zamorano Beltran by a hundredth of a second as Zamorano Beltran finished runner-up at 15.40. Perez Miramontes earned another podium spot by taking third place with a 16.76 average.

Beyond the top steps of the podium, the true pulse of the gathering emerged through individual breakthroughs across the running order. Angel Alfredo Benjamín Aguayo Jitomirskaia contested four events, registering his first ever attempt at Pyraminx with a mark of 10.78, taking on 3x3x3 One-Handed for the first time at 34.47, and dropping his 4x4x4 Cube personal best to 53.91, which was 52.4 percent faster than his prior standard. Aldair de Jesús Rosales Orozco took fifth in Pyraminx while lowering his personal best in that event to 2.14, a 45.3 percent drop, alongside a 21.31 personal best in one-handed and an initial 2x2x2 Cube attempt of 4.09. Ricardo Emmanuel Martinez Sánchez shaved 43.1 percent off his Pyraminx personal best down to 7.21 and improved his 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 6.32, an improvement of 39.2 percent.

That surge of progress continued across the lineup as Leonardo López Cianca tackled six events, recording first-time efforts in the 4x4x4 Cube at 49.90 and 2x2x2 Cube at 5.61 while taking 39.7 percent off his 3x3x3 One-Handed mark with a 21.66 personal best. Joshua Alejandro Zaragoza Blanco delivered a 29.33 in one-handed, besting his previous mark by 38.2 percent, while lowering his Pyraminx personal best to 5.75 and his 4x4x4 Cube time to 44.25. Luis Roberto Razo Villegas registered initial tournament tries in Pyraminx at 10.99 and 4x4x4 Cube at 1:10.50 while improving his one-handed standard by 34.2 percent to 26.01. Juan Manuel Villacís logged first attempts in 4x4x4 Cube at 2:19.09 and 2x2x2 Cube at 8.04, alongside a 46.12 one-handed best that was 24.3 percent quicker. Gabriel Marín Santana took on five events, logging debuts in 4x4x4 Cube at 1:17.96 and one-handed at 43.64 while lowering his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 20.7 percent to 3.90.

In the larger puzzle categories, Christian Yael Rivera Rivera captured the 4x4x4 Cube victory with a 35.22 average and a round-best single of 32.34 seconds. Perez Miramontes collected his third podium finish of the weekend by securing second place with a 37.54 average, ahead of Fidel Urias Godínez who claimed third with a 39.41 mark. The Pyraminx final proved equally tight as Arturo Dubletti Artunduaga took top honours with a 4.19 average and a 3.62 single, holding off Vicente Guadalupe Galliano Villagra at 4.31 and Perez Miramontes at 4.39.

Arturo Dubletti Artunduaga also contested the Clock final closely, posting a 4.47 average to finish as runner-up behind Alvaro Perez Posas, who won the event with an average of 4.41 seconds and a 4.01 single, while Leonardo Moisés Santamaria Reyes took third with 5.17. Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez then completed his triple crown in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, relying on pure memorisation to log a winning single of 39.90 seconds, ahead of Solis Martinez at 55.49 and Luis Sinhue Medina Salas at 1:23.83.

The cubing competition concluded with Mexican competitors sweeping all eighteen available podium positions across the six disciplines. Solvers analyzing their 3x3 results and overall progress throughout the weekend found plenty of encouragement in the steady drop of personal milestones. As another chapter of speed cubing wrapped up in Jalisco, the remarkable improvements established a strong foundation for the remainder of the 2025 competitive calendar.

0.01 segundos decidieron una de las finales mas emocionantes de la temporada en el Centro Cultural Constitucion. Esa minima centesima separo el primer puesto del segundo en la final de 3x3x3 One-Handed durante el Zapopan Open 2025, celebrado en Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. En un fin de semana repleto de precision y velocidad del 3 al 4 de mayo de 2025, un total de 46 competidores se midieron a lo largo de 16 rondas oficiales organizadas bajo la supervision de la World Cube Association, demostrando el altisimo nivel del speedcubing en la region.

La definicion de resolucion a una sola mano ofrecio un duelo memorable sobre las mesas de competencia. Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez se proclamo campeon de la prueba con un promedio ganador de 15.39 segundos y un mejor intento individual de 14.90, superando por apenas una centesima a Miguel Angel Zamorano Beltran, quien registro un promedio de 15.40 segundos. Eduardo Daniel Perez Miramontes completo el podio al conseguir la tercera posicion con una media de 16.76 segundos en un evento que conto con 35 participantes en tres rondas.

El dominio de Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez en el Zapopan Open 2025 no termino ahi, ya que consiguio un triplete de victorias en distintas categorias del cubo de Rubik. En la modalidad de 2x2x2 Cube domino las tres rondas entre 44 competidores, alcanzando el titulo con un promedio de 2.73 segundos y un registro individual de 1.64. En esa final supero a Victor Adan Solis Martinez, segundo con 2.97, y a Eduardo Daniel Perez Miramontes, tercero con 3.48 segundos en la tabla definitiva.

La tercera victoria de Ramirez Gonzalez llego en el desafio a ciegas de 3x3x3 Blindfolded, una disciplina que exige una memorizacion exhaustiva antes de ejecutar la resolucion con los ojos tapados. Con un mejor tiempo de 39.90 segundos y un promedio general no completado de DNF, aseguro el primer lugar por delante de Victor Adan Solis Martinez, quien marco 55.49 segundos, y de Luis Sinhue Medina Salas, tercero con 1:23.83 entre los 16 especialistas que compitieron en dos rondas.

Las demas disciplinas tambien arrojaron finales extremadamente ajustadas en esta competencia de cubos. En Clock, Alvaro Perez Posas se llevo el triunfo con un promedio de 4.41 segundos y un mejor single de 4.01, aventajando por apenas seis centesimas a Arturo Dubletti Artunduaga, segundo con 4.47, mientras Leonardo Moises Santamaria Reyes fue tercero con 5.17. Dubletti Artunduaga tuvo su revancha dorada en Pyraminx, coronandose con una media de 4.19 y un single de 3.62 frente a Vicente Guadalupe Galliano Villagra con 4.31 y Eduardo Daniel Perez Miramontes con 4.39. En 4x4x4 Cube, Christian Yael Rivera Rivera gano con un promedio de 35.22 y single de 32.34 sobre Eduardo Daniel Perez Miramontes con 37.54 y Fidel Urias Godinez con 39.41.

Detras de los puestos de podio, el torneo destaco por notables marcas personales y progresos significativos. Mario Valverde Mariscal disputo 6 eventos y logro su mejor posicion al terminar 5.o en 3x3x3 Blindfolded, registrando un tiempo personal de 2:49.52 que mejoro en un 46.9% su anterior marca de 5:19.02, ademas de rebajar un 10.1% su registro en 4x4x4 Cube hasta 41.00. Gilberto Martinez Perales compitio en 5 pruebas, logrando una mejora del 37.9% en Pyraminx con 7.02 frente a su previo 11.31, un avance del 21% en 4x4x4 Cube con 1:13.68 y completando su primer intento oficial en 3x3x3 One-Handed con 40.84. Carlos Cuadros Armas mejoro un 28.9% en Clock con 17.38, y Juan Abdiel Rodriguez Salgado recorto un 12.5% en Clock con 21.87 y un 6.4% en 4x4x4 Cube con 1:36.19.

El escenario tambien recibio a competidores que completaron sus primeras experiencias en una competencia WCA con solidos desempeños. Uriel Real Castro enfrento 5 pruebas en su primera participacion oficial, registrando sus primeros tiempos en Clock con 30.27, Pyraminx con 11.26 y 2x2x2 Cube con 5.43. Braulio Abraham Guzman Rivero abordo 4 eventos en su debut, dejando tiempos iniciales de 1:25.56 en 4x4x4 Cube, 7.96 en Pyraminx y 3.09 en 2x2x2 Cube. Orlando Uriel Garcia Acosta registro 5.23 en 2x2x2 Cube, 2:16.84 en 4x4x4 Cube y 10.72 en Clock en su estreno, mientras que David Emmanuel Gonzalez Villamil debuto con 32.86 en Clock, 11.04 en Pyraminx y 5.71 en 2x2x2 Cube.

El cierre de las actividades en el Zapopan Open 2025 dejo las 18 posiciones de podio en manos de representantes locales de Mexico en todas las disciplinas disputadas. La intensidad de las definiciones, la destreza exhibida en rompecabezas mecanicos diversos y la constante progresion tecnica de los participantes consolidaron una cita memorable en el calendario nacional, dejando el liston competitivo muy alto para las proximas citas de la temporada.