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Ecuador Nationals 2025

Ibarra · 15 August 2025 · 17 events · 60 competitors · 82 personal bests

Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña won eight of the 17 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Raúl Gómez by 0.03 seconds. 60 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 49 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña set the 5×5 average national record: 1:09.07.

Eight wins

Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded

0.03s

closest final — 2×2, Raúl Gómez over Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	8.43	9.78
2×2	Raúl Gómez	2.00	2.62
4×4	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	32.52	33.51
5×5	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	1:06.12	1:09.07
6×6	Santiago David Ulcuango Romero	2:19.38	2:39.10
7×7	Josué Ordóñez	3:16.99	3:28.00
3×3 blindfolded	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	1:04.99	1:18.40
3×3 Fewest Moves	Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas	37 moves	41.67
3×3 one-handed	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	14.20	17.37
Clock	Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta	6.08	8.54
Megaminx	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	50.89	55.97
Pyraminx	Santiago Vacacela	3.24	4.92
Skewb	Juan Pablo Suárez Narváez	4.22	4.84
Square-1	Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta	14.05	18.03
4×4 blindfolded	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	8:35.20	—
5×5 blindfolded	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	25:25.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas	10 of 12 cubes · 51:01	—

The PB harvest

82 set · 49 still standing

Mateo Baruc Mero Benavides — 3×3 single 7.25: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Alejandro Velasquez Torres — Skewb single 2.43: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Santiago David Ulcuango Romero — 3×3 one-handed single 12.40: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Darío Caguate — Skewb single 2.71: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Sebastián Mateo España Chango — Pyraminx single 3.08: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Fabrizzio Alejandro Peñafiel Mena — Skewb single 2.79: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Alejandro Velasquez Torres — Pyraminx single 3.17: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Santiago Vacacela — Skewb single 2.85: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

60 competitors · 433 results · 17 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. Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña won it with a 9.78 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

60 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.