Competitions · Ecuador

Cuenca Open 2026

Cuenca · 21 February 2026 · 8 events · 34 competitors · 37 personal bests

Patrick Ponce won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jakob Schöley by 0.40 seconds. 34 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta set the Clock single national record: 4.96.

Three wins

Patrick Ponce — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.40s

closest final — Pyraminx, Jakob Schöley over Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Patrick Ponce	4.89	5.76
2×2	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	1.78	2.61
4×4	Patrick Ponce	20.45	23.77
3×3 one-handed	Patrick Ponce	8.18	9.44
Clock	Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta	4.96	6.67
Megaminx	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	46.32	49.24
Pyraminx	Jakob Schöley	4.61	5.33
Skewb	Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta	3.13	6.04

The PB harvest

37 set · 22 still standing

Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña — Megaminx single 46.32: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta — Skewb single 3.13: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Joaquin Alejandro Bastidas Tobar — 3×3 single 9.35: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Nhamir Noé Nieto Naula — 3×3 single 10.83: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta — Megaminx single 1:01.00: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
Cristopher Jordan Mendoza Mora — 3×3 single 12.18: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
Danila Krasnov — 2×2 single 3.37: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
Samir Felipe Espinoza Landivar — 4×4 single 49.83: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

34 competitors · 182 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

34 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.