Competitions · Argentina
Villa María al Cubo 2025
Villa María, Córdoba · 13 September 2025 · 11 events · 26 competitors · 59 personal bests
Matías Ponte won five of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Matías Ponte by 0.05 seconds. 26 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Samuel de Yong took a 2×2 single of 1:35.28 down to 13.89, 85 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Matías Ponte | 9.00 | 9.71 |
| 2×2 | Matías Ponte | 1.86 | 2.45 |
| 4×4 | Francisco Thalasselis | 32.32 | 38.72 |
| 5×5 | Matías Ponte | 1:07.55 | 1:12.12 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Ulises Amaru Acosta García | 1:33.09 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Francisco Thalasselis | 14.80 | 17.01 |
| Clock | Matías Ponte | 8.82 | 9.71 |
| Megaminx | Ulises Amaru Acosta García | 52.46 | 55.97 |
| Pyraminx | Matías Ponte | 4.27 | 4.74 |
| Skewb | Lucas Naim Zvinys | 3.68 | 6.02 |
| Square-1 | Francisco Thalasselis | 9.46 | 11.31 |
The PB harvest
59 set · 23 still standing- Juan Francisco Taborda — Pyraminx single 3.70: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
- Bautista Mangold Vitale — 3×3 one-handed single 16.56: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
- Benjamín Albornoz Matzkin — 3×3 single 11.73: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
- Juan Francisco Taborda — 4×4 single 41.01: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
- Benjamín Albornoz Matzkin — Megaminx single 1:06.28: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
- Lila Ernst — 3×3 single 12.51: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
- Juan Francisco Taborda — Megaminx single 1:15.99: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
- Lucas Vazquez — 3×3 single 17.22: into the top 31.7% of the event's history.
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
26 competitors · 234 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. Matías Ponte won it with a 9.71 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R2 F2 U B' D B L' F' L' U2 D2 L2 D2 R2 F B2 D2 R - 2
B R D2 R2 D2 F' D2 B L2 B2 L2 U2 D' F' R' U' B2 R' U2 - 3
U' R2 F' U' L' D' L' F D' F2 D' F2 B2 U' F2 R B D2 - 4
B2 U' F' R B U' D' B D L2 U' L2 U' B2 L2 U2 B' R2 - 5
L D' F' R2 F D F' R U D R' U2 B U2 F2 B'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
26 competitors- Agustín Gonzalez
- Andrés Ignacio Tejero
- Bautista Mangold Vitale
- Benjamín Albornoz Matzkin
- Ciro Alejandro Ludueña
- Eliel Cingolani Benitez
- Federico Gabriel Dotto
- Francisco Thalasselis
- Haziel Adrian Nieva
- Juan Francisco Taborda
- Juan Pedro de Yong
- Lautaro Palazzini
- Lautaro Zelaya
- Lila Ernst
- Lucas Naim Zvinys
- Lucas Vazquez
- Mateo Saka Marcato
- Matías Ponte
- Máximo Crippa
- Octavio Nicolás Taborda
- Paris Cardarelli
- Salvador Pérez Angelini
- Samuel de Yong
- Sofía Daniela Bodart
- Thiago Zárate Borgognone
- Ulises Amaru Acosta García
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.