Speed cubing pinaplanong demo sport sa SEA Youth Plus

by Gerard Arce @Sports News | May 30, 2026

Photo: Bunga ng tagumpay ng Philippine National Speed Cubing Open sa Tagaytay City ay pinaplano ni  Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Atty. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino ang paglalagay sa speed cubing bilang demonstration sport sa inaugural na Southeast Asian Games Youth Plus sa Disyembre. (pocpix) 

Itutulak ni Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Atty. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino ang paglalagay sa speed cubing bilang demonstration sport sa inaugural na Southeast Asian Games Youth Plus kasunod ng naitalang World Record ni Crimson Arradaza sa opening ng Philippine National Speed Cubing Open sa Tagaytay City Combat Center.

“We are pleased as we saw everyone’s enthusiasm in the cube,” wika ni Tolentino, upang mapabilang ang bagong palakasan sa SEA Youth Plus sa Dis. 2 hanggang 14 sa Metro Manila.

Matapos ang matagumpay na  national contest ay sunod na pinaplano ang hosting ng Asian Championships. “We have unlocked a new era in speed cubing—from long time ago when as kids, we got enamored with the Rubik’s Cube,” aniya bilang pinuno rin ng National League of Mind Sports at vice president ng Asian Mind Sports Association (AMSA).

Kinamada ng 15-anyos mula Baguio City na si Arradaza ang pambihirang world record sa 3x3x3 one-handed speed cubing event kapareha ng mga potensiyal na world champion tulad ng 19-year-old na si Brenton Wong (regular cube) at Aragon Martin Gonzales (Pyraminx).

 “I’m happy Filipinos have gone competitive in this mind sport, which doesn’t require height, but tactics, speed and skills,” eksplika ni Tolentino. “We’re satisfied in promoting the sport because there are many Filipinos who play the cube.”