Competitions · Philippines

Cebu New Year Open 2026

Cebu City, Cebu · 3 January 2026 · 10 events · 75 competitors · 69 personal bests

Leo Borromeo won four of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes by 0.25 seconds. 75 competitors produced 69 personal bests, 59 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jose Polorhenzo Aquino set the Square-1 average national record: 8.70.

Four wins

Leo Borromeo — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.25s

closest final — 2×2, Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes over Caleb Valenzuela

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Leo Borromeo	5.77	6.56
2×2	Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes	1.69	2.15
4×4	Leo Borromeo	20.40	22.23
5×5	Leo Borromeo	50.16	55.97
3×3 blindfolded	Brian Acuña	45.17	—
3×3 one-handed	Leo Borromeo	8.07	11.48
Clock	Gabriel Angelo V. Hilado	5.40	6.41
Pyraminx	Jansen Alvarez	1.58	2.50
Skewb	Kirby Jay Caragan	2.85	3.79
Square-1	Jose Polorhenzo Aquino	8.26	8.70

The PB harvest

69 set · 59 still standing

Ayle Jan C. Abelo — 3×3 single 7.53: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Ryan Retutal — 3×3 single 7.56: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Jose Polorhenzo Aquino — Skewb single 2.27: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Luke Dawson Chik — 3×3 single 8.47: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Miguel Gonzaga — Square-1 single 8.66: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Luke Dawson Chik — 2×2 single 1.94: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Gabriel Angelo V. Hilado — 2×2 single 1.98: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Johannes Paul P. Lamosao — 3×3 single 8.93: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

75 competitors · 406 results · 10 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. Leo Borromeo won it with a 6.56 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

75 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.