Competitions · Costa Rica
Cubing Plaza Real Alajuela 2026
Alajuela, Centro · 31 January 2026 · 9 events · 37 competitors · 32 personal bests
Michael Zúñiga Meléndez won four of the nine events (2×2, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Christian Rodríguez by 0.31 seconds. 37 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Christian Rodríguez | 8.71 | 9.02 |
| 2×2 | Michael Zúñiga Meléndez | 1.78 | 2.34 |
| 4×4 | Michael Zúñiga Meléndez | 29.41 | 30.61 |
| 6×6 | Michael Zúñiga Meléndez | 1:39.95 | 1:42.82 |
| 7×7 | Michael Zúñiga Meléndez | 2:25.85 | 2:31.48 |
| Megaminx | David Calderón Arce | 38.70 | 42.43 |
| Pyraminx | Fabricio Guerrero Villalobos | 3.20 | 4.50 |
| Skewb | Taj Bressert | 2.06 | 2.63 |
| Square-1 | Christian Rodríguez | 10.23 | 12.85 |
The PB harvest
32 set · 15 still standing- Michael Zúñiga Meléndez — 7×7 single 2:25.85: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Eduardo David Ramírez Henríquez — 3×3 single 9.43: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
- Fabricio Guerrero Villalobos — 4×4 single 52.19: into the top 27.4% of the event's history.
- Jonathan Sanchez Solis — 4×4 single 54.95: into the top 30.7% of the event's history.
- Carlo Valencia Pignani — Skewb single 7.14: into the top 34.7% of the event's history.
- Saúl Martin Rodríguez — Skewb single 7.90: into the top 40.5% of the event's history.
- Josué Ávila Valerio — Skewb single 8.89: into the top 47.7% of the event's history.
- Saúl Martin Rodríguez — Pyraminx single 9.98: into the top 52.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four 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
37 competitors · 180 results · 9 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. Christian Rodríguez won it with a 9.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F' B U2 L U2 L2 U F' D' F2 U2 L2 D2 F2 L U2 L D2 R - 2
B F' U2 R2 U2 L2 F' U2 F' D R' F' L2 U2 R B F2 R2 F2 - 3
B U' R F D2 L2 D2 L' B2 L2 F U2 R2 B R2 D2 F' R' U' - 4
D R2 U L2 D L2 U' F2 D F U L2 U' F2 R' U' F L' D U2 - 5
B' R2 U' F2 U' B2 D' R2 D R D2 L' R2 B' U2 F2 U' L2 R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
37 competitors- Andrés Hernández Cabrera
- Carlo Valencia Pignani
- Christian Rodríguez
- Dagne Poveda
- Daniel Andrés Chaves Calvo
- Dario Porras Chavarria
- David Calderón Arce
- Eduardo David Ramírez Henríquez
- Fabricio Guerrero Villalobos
- Gabriel Montano Loría
- Isaac Josue Mora Pérez
- Jonathan Sanchez Solis
- Jordan Obando Chacón
- Jose Daniel Solano Rodríguez
- José Gabriel Madrigal
- Josué Ávila Valerio
- Josué David Morán
- Julian Vasquez Rodríguez
- Kyle McDonald Trejos
- Leonardo Guevara Montero
- Luis Diego Zamora Lopez
- Luka Alberto Perez Rodriguez
- Marvin Solano
- Mathías Báez Pérez
- Mathias Coto Díaz
- Mathias Laurent Zúñiga
- Mathias Schieler Guillen
- Matias Rivera Alfaro
- Michael Zúñiga Meléndez
- Miguel Aaron Venegas Lobo
- Ramsés Lall Ramírez
- Samuel Ballestero Aguilar
- Santiago Núñez Bonilla
- Santiago Torres Chinchilla
- Saúl Martin Rodríguez
- Sebastián Moya Arroyo
- Taj Bressert
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.