Competitions · Colombia
Cubing Comicfest Cali II 2025
Cali, Valle del Cauca · 1 November 2025 · 12 events · 32 competitors · 45 personal bests
Samuel Martinez Sanchez won four of the twelve events (4×4, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Samuel Martinez Sanchez by 0.00 seconds. 32 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Gabriel Santiago Chica Ardila took a 2×2 single of 9.90 down to 5.15, 48 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Manuel Popayán | 7.29 | 8.56 |
| 2×2 | Samuel German Giraldo Quintero | 2.56 | 3.13 |
| 4×4 | Samuel Martinez Sanchez | 28.50 | 34.65 |
| 5×5 | Daniel Cano Salgado | 1:01.37 | 1:03.61 |
| 6×6 | Daniel Cano Salgado | 2:08.60 | 2:13.13 |
| 7×7 | Samuel Martinez Sanchez | 3:07.93 | 3:16.17 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Samuel Martinez Sanchez | 1:06.52 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ricardo Zapata Cruz | 13.99 | 15.34 |
| Clock | Juan Pablo Erazo Mazuera | 6.26 | 7.38 |
| Megaminx | Samuel Martinez Sanchez | 48.03 | 56.23 |
| Pyraminx | Juan Pablo Erazo Mazuera | 2.48 | 3.04 |
| Skewb | Ricardo Zapata Cruz | 4.80 | 5.20 |
The PB harvest
45 set · 18 still standing- Ricardo Zapata Cruz — 3×3 one-handed single 12.36: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Nicolás Lasso Peña — 5×5 single 59.72: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Ricardo Zapata Cruz — 5×5 single 1:07.88: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
- Juan Pablo Erazo Mazuera — 5×5 single 1:10.15: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
- Oscar Guillermo Montaña Agudelo — 3×3 one-handed single 17.46: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
- Nicolas Valero Moreno — 3×3 single 13.15: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
- Jose David Padilla Gonzalez — 7×7 single 3:30.40: into the top 19.9% of the event's history.
- Jose David Padilla Gonzalez — 6×6 single 2:28.56: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eight 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
32 competitors · 238 results · 12 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. Manuel Popayán won it with a 8.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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U L U B2 U' F2 D2 F2 R2 U2 R' F' U' B' R2 D' B L2 U - 2
L B2 D2 L2 B2 D2 U' F2 D' R2 B2 F' U2 F R' F L U' L R - 3
B' R2 B L2 R2 U2 B L U2 L F U2 R' F2 R2 B' U' L2 - 4
D2 B2 L2 R' D2 F2 U2 B2 L2 B' U R F R' U2 F2 U' B2 R - 5
D R' L' F2 U2 B U' F2 L' B2 R' U2 D2 R' D2 L' D2 L' B' U
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
32 competitors- Aaron David Romero Taborda
- Bairon Arbelaez Zuñiga
- Brandon Steven Salazar Zuñiga
- Damian Andres Posada Galarza
- Daniel Cano Salgado
- Derek Bedoya Alarcón
- Gabriel Perafan Bonilla
- Gabriel Santiago Chica Ardila
- Jaycob Velasco
- Jeremy Velasco
- Jerónimo González Osorio
- Jose David Padilla Gonzalez
- Josué Alexander Gómez Caicedo
- Juan David Quintero Hernandez
- Juan Pablo Erazo Mazuera
- Luis Carlos Gomez Velez
- Luis David Reina Aguirre
- Luis Gabriel Chica Bolaños
- Manuel Popayán
- Mariana Giraldo Quintero
- Matias Ordoñez Muñoz
- Miguel Ángel Figueroa Díaz
- Nicolás Lasso Peña
- Nicolas Marin Urrea
- Nicolas Valero Moreno
- Oscar Guillermo Montaña Agudelo
- Ricardo Zapata Cruz
- Sachiel Alejandro Ávila Blacio
- Samuel German Giraldo Quintero
- Samuel Martinez Sanchez
- Santiago Arana Delgado
- Santiago Ascue Quiroga
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.