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Competitions · Argentina

Pai Open VCP 2025

Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba · 25 January 2025 · 12 events · 42 competitors · 76 personal bests

Theo Goluboff won seven of the twelve events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Theo Goluboff by 0.26 seconds. 42 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Theo Goluboff set the 3×3 average national record: 5.95.

Seven wins
Theo Goluboff — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Pyraminx
0.26s
closest final — Pyraminx, Theo Goluboff over Federico da Fonseca
76
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Theo Goluboff5.166.20
2×2Matías Ponte1.032.11
4×4Manuel Gutman24.1927.54
5×5Theo Goluboff46.6550.30
6×6Theo Goluboff1:29.071:30.84
7×7Theo Goluboff2:12.232:19.27
3×3 blindfoldedManuel Gutman17.20
3×3 one-handedTheo Goluboff9.7610.60
ClockTheo Goluboff3.927.15
MegaminxLeandro Martín López26.0227.24
PyraminxTheo Goluboff2.123.07
SkewbFederico da Fonseca3.143.49

The PB harvest

76 set · 36 still standing
  • Ciro Avalos — 3×3 one-handed single 8.48: into the top 0.31% of the event's history.
  • Bruno Ballarino — Pyraminx single 1.57: into the top 0.51% of the event's history.
  • Matías Ponte — 2×2 single 1.03: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
  • Ciro Avalos — 3×3 single 6.80: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Damián Jail Campos — Pyraminx single 2.32: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Leandro Martín López — 4×4 single 32.02: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Matías Ponte — 5×5 single 58.99: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Máximo Hallak — Pyraminx single 3.39: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

42 competitors · 424 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. Theo Goluboff won it with a 6.20 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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