Competitions · Ecuador
Ecuador Nationals 2026
Ambato · 30 October 2026 · 17 events · 66 competitors · 107 personal bests
Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña won five of the 17 events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña by 0.08 seconds. 66 competitors produced 107 personal bests, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A national record
Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas set the 5×5 blindfolded single national record: 17:58.00.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Caleb Salcedo Rivera | 7.68 | 8.41 |
| 2×2 | Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña | 2.29 | 2.68 |
| 4×4 | Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña | 28.77 | 31.24 |
| 5×5 | Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña | 1:02.00 | 1:05.17 |
| 6×6 | Caleb Salcedo Rivera | 2:02.45 | 2:08.68 |
| 7×7 | Caleb Salcedo Rivera | 3:03.29 | 3:12.33 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña | 54.32 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta | 37 moves | 39.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Matías José Morales López | 13.44 | 16.09 |
| Clock | Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta | 5.04 | 5.62 |
| Megaminx | Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña | 52.69 | 55.47 |
| Pyraminx | Alejandro Velasquez Torres | 4.88 | 5.41 |
| Skewb | Juan Pablo Suárez Narváez | 3.66 | 4.36 |
| Square-1 | Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta | 12.44 | 14.99 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas | 7:08.42 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas | 17:58.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas | 10 of 14 cubes · 51:30 | — |
The PB harvest
107 set · 107 still standing- Mateo Keneth Toala Rios — 2×2 single 1.42: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Mateo David Vergara Baño — 3×3 single 7.80: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Sebastián Mateo España Chango — 3×3 single 7.90: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Jean Carlos Echeverría Jácome — Clock single 4.66: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
- Matías José Morales López — 3×3 single 9.00: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Mateo Baruc Mero Benavides — 2×2 single 2.11: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
- Kristie Daniela Andrade Puente — 3×3 single 9.52: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Baños — 3×3 single 9.69: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,926 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
8 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
66 competitors · 530 results · 17 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. Caleb Salcedo Rivera won it with a 8.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R D' B D' B R2 F' U L' R B' F' D B2 - 2
L F2 R F L' U F2 R' L B' U F D2 R2 F' B' L2 F' - 3
B D R2 F2 D' F2 D L2 U2 L2 D B R F' U L' D' R2 F - 4
D L' B' R' L2 B' R' B2 L F2 U2 L2 U2 F' U2 B' L D' - 5
B2 U' R2 F2 D2 B' F2 D2 F2 L' B2 U' B2 D R' F2 D L2
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Race this final
Everyone who competed
66 competitors- Abiel Rosero
- Abril Cabezas Moreno
- Alejandro Velasquez Torres
- Alvaro Steven Sánchez Pico
- Amy Rugel
- Andrés Marcelo Caluña
- Andres Sebastian Paredes
- Angelina Maybrith Illescas Cochancela
- Anthony Adrian Criollo Gordillo
- Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña
- Ariel Vacacela
- Benjamin Baños
- Caleb Salcedo Rivera
- Carlos Elian Puente Real
- Cristian Ismael Auqui
- Cristóbal Alejandro Rodríguez Vásconez
- Damian Ismael Chacón Alvarado
- Daniel Alexander Mosquera Patiño
- Dario Matias Estrada Loor
- David Alejandro Ibarra Marin
- David Núñez
- Erik Matias Rugel Calva
- Ernesto Farias
- Esteban Patricio Usiña Chanatasig
- Ethan Morales
- Fabrizzio Alejandro Peñafiel Mena
- Fernando Prado
- Francesco Josué Montes
- Gabriel Alejandro Panata Lliguisupa
- Ikki Takeshi Villarroel Tapia
- Israel Zurita
- Ivan Piero Meza Alvarado
- Jean Carlos Echeverría Jácome
- Jimmy David Velasteguí Gavilánez
- José Isaac Manrique Galarza
- Josue Javier Moreno Contreras
- Josué Ordóñez
- Juan Ignacio Villamarín Camino
- Juan Pablo Suárez Narváez
- Justin Santiago Reinoso Arias
- Karim Guarnizo
- Kristie Daniela Andrade Puente
- Lady Mikaela Tapie Meneses
- Luis David Herrera Moncada
- Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas
- Luis Henriquez
- Luis Vásquez
- Martin Fernando Gallegos
- Martín Sebastián Chanalata Escobar
- Mateo Baruc Mero Benavides
- Mateo David Vergara Baño
- Mateo Keneth Toala Rios
- Matías José Morales López
- Michael Alfonso Montes
- Nicolás Alejandro Gordón Estrella
- Nicolas Narvaez
- Nicolas Sarmiento Méndez
- Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta
- Raúl Gómez
- Ricardo Antonio Ortega Calderon
- Ronny Morocho
- Ronny Ricardo Olalla Alava
- Santiago Vacacela
- Sebastián Mateo España Chango
- Thomas Emiliano Valle Cabrera
- Xavier Sebastián Camacho Yanchapanta
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.