Competitions · Costa Rica

Costa Rica Nationals 2025

San José, Aranjuez · 29 November 2025 · 13 events · 42 competitors · 72 personal bests

Taj Bressert won three of the 13 events (2×2, Clock, Skewb) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Christian Rodríguez by 0.28 seconds. 42 competitors produced 72 personal bests, 49 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Kyle McDonald Trejos set the 6×6 single national record: 1:33.02.

Three wins

Taj Bressert — 2×2, Clock, Skewb

0.28s

closest final — Square-1, Christian Rodríguez over Jose Daniel Solano Rodríguez

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Daniel Josué Sandí Alvarado	6.83	8.12
2×2	Taj Bressert	2.00	2.89
4×4	Sebastián Herrera Pomares	30.34	32.42
5×5	Kyle McDonald Trejos	49.91	56.23
6×6	Kyle McDonald Trejos	1:33.02	1:46.09
7×7	Sebastián Herrera Pomares	3:15.61	3:23.43
3×3 Fewest Moves	Jhonatan Reategui	37 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Christian Rodríguez	12.94	14.01
Clock	Taj Bressert	4.46	4.80
Megaminx	David Calderón Arce	33.65	37.70
Pyraminx	Isaí Abarca Smith	2.52	3.27
Skewb	Taj Bressert	2.10	2.97
Square-1	Christian Rodríguez	14.03	14.96

The PB harvest

72 set · 49 still standing

David Calderón Arce — Megaminx single 33.65: into the top 0.52% of the event's history.
Kyle McDonald Trejos — 5×5 single 49.91: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Kyle McDonald Trejos — 6×6 single 1:33.02: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Isaí Abarca Smith — 2×2 single 1.64: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
David Calderón Arce — Pyraminx single 2.80: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
David Calderón Arce — 3×3 one-handed single 12.02: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Carlos Andres Gonzaga — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Isaí Abarca Smith — Megaminx single 49.02: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

42 competitors · 322 results · 13 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. Daniel Josué Sandí Alvarado won it with a 8.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

42 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.