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Competitions · Argentina

Circuito Termal del Cubo 2025

Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero · 16 August 2025 · 11 events · 23 competitors · 62 personal bests

Carlos Villanueva won four of the eleven events (3×3 blindfolded, Clock, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Emilio Hallak by 0.10 seconds. 23 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Maximo Ruben Nediani Sanchez took a 2×2 single of 37.81 down to 6.38, 83 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Carlos Villanueva — 3×3 blindfolded, Clock, Megaminx, Square-1
0.10s
closest final — Pyraminx, Emilio Hallak over Awki Giménez
62
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Gerardo Vicente9.9710.15
2×2Ulises Amaru Acosta García2.763.58
4×4Gerardo Vicente36.9442.16
5×5Marco Lauxmann Granillo1:15.661:24.37
3×3 blindfoldedCarlos Villanueva1:50.44
3×3 one-handedGerardo Vicente15.5218.29
ClockCarlos Villanueva5.287.00
MegaminxCarlos Villanueva49.201:00.82
PyraminxEmilio Hallak2.944.33
SkewbAwki Giménez4.296.00
Square-1Carlos Villanueva17.9222.99

The PB harvest

62 set · 29 still standing

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

23 competitors · 221 results · 11 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Gerardo Vicente won it with a 10.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1R2 B F L2 U2 B' D2 L U' F U2 R2 U F U L' B2 D2
  2. 2L2 U2 D' F2 R U' B' R2 U2 L' F2 R2 B U2 B L2 B' R2
  3. 3F' L' R' U2 B2 R' F2 D2 R2 U2 R F L' F2 D' F' R' D L2
  4. 4L' F2 L' U L F' B U B U' R2 D2 B' D2 F D2 F2 D2 F'
  5. 5D2 F2 D2 U F2 L2 U' B2 L' D F' D2 R U2 L' R D F' U

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

23 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.