Competitions · Mexico

Cubeando en el Río Guadalajara 2026

Guadalajara, Jalisco · 3 October 2026 · 6 events · 53 competitors · 73 personal bests

Ariel Eduardo Cruz Martínez won two of the six events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ariel Eduardo Cruz Martínez by 0.13 seconds. 53 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 72 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ivan Ortega Godínez took a 3×3 single of 39.11 down to 12.95, 67 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Ariel Eduardo Cruz Martínez — 3×3, 2×2

0.13s

closest final — 2×2, Ariel Eduardo Cruz Martínez over Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ariel Eduardo Cruz Martínez	7.12	8.88
2×2	Ariel Eduardo Cruz Martínez	2.33	2.94
4×4	Erick Javier Zañudo Angulo	28.39	32.95
Clock	Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez	4.22	5.70
Megaminx	Oscar Isaac Corona Munguía	44.82	46.69
Pyraminx	Ricardo Iñiguez de la Torre	3.32	3.88

The PB harvest

73 set · 72 still standing

Ariel Eduardo Cruz Martínez — 3×3 single 5.83: into the top 0.39% of the event's history.
Eduardo Daniel Perez Miramontes — 3×3 single 7.53: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Eduardo Daniel Perez Miramontes — 2×2 single 1.71: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Mauricio Lomelí — 2×2 single 2.05: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Gabriel Marín Santana — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
José Manuel Sánchez Ramírez — 2×2 single 2.24: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Yoel Ávila Magaña — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Kevin Gerard Castro Parra — 2×2 single 2.34: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

53 competitors · 388 results · 6 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. Ariel Eduardo Cruz Martínez won it with a 8.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.