Competitions · Mexico
Flaming Mexicali 2026
Mexicali · 18 April 2026 · 9 events · 22 competitors · 17 personal bests
Ian Yazid Zavala won six of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Ian Yazid Zavala by 0.19 seconds. 22 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Diego Valenzuela Caballero took a Skewb single of 13.24 down to 7.02, 47 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ian Yazid Zavala | 7.26 | 8.38 |
| 2×2 | Ian Yazid Zavala | 1.67 | 2.04 |
| 4×4 | Claudio Ramón Castillo Salazar | 32.98 | 33.87 |
| 5×5 | Ian Yazid Zavala | 53.57 | 1:04.44 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Vadhir Roberto Lopez Ortega | 12.25 | 13.65 |
| Clock | Ian Yazid Zavala | 3.84 | 4.30 |
| Megaminx | Andrik Dilan Plata Santana | 39.79 | 43.85 |
| Pyraminx | Ian Yazid Zavala | 2.53 | 3.01 |
| Skewb | Ian Yazid Zavala | 3.65 | 4.45 |
The PB harvest
17 set · 11 still standing- Ian Yazid Zavala — 4×4 single 25.60: into the top 0.87% of the event's history.
- Jesús Noe Corrales Valenzuela — Pyraminx single 4.04: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Roberto Villa Coronado — 3×3 one-handed single 16.97: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
- Dereck Armando Velázquez De La O — 3×3 one-handed single 18.32: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
- Roberto Villa Coronado — Clock single 9.13: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
- Vadhir Roberto Lopez Ortega — 4×4 single 55.77: into the top 31.7% of the event's history.
- Diego Valenzuela Caballero — Skewb single 7.02: into the top 33.8% of the event's history.
- Santiel Hernandez González — 3×3 single 23.46: into the top 49.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
22 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. Ian Yazid Zavala won it with a 8.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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U L' U R' B R2 B' U' B' D' U2 L2 U2 R B2 R2 F2 L - 2
F R B2 U' D' L2 F2 L D' R' D2 L' F2 R D2 L D2 R F - 3
B U D2 L' U' R2 D2 F2 U F' D F2 D2 B2 L2 D' F2 R2 D2 - 4
D2 R U2 F2 U2 B2 L' R' B2 U2 F' R2 F' L' B' D U' B - 5
U' R' F' L2 F U' D' L F B2 D2 B' D2 F R2 B' D' R D
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
22 competitors- Andrik Dilan Plata Santana
- Angel Guadalupe Tafoya Santiago
- Angel Muñoz
- Cesar Gustavo Ceceña Lara
- Christofer Alejandro Aguirre Robledo
- Claudio Ramón Castillo Salazar
- Daniel Isaac Garcia Arechiga
- David Emmanuel Osuna Melero
- Dereck Armando Velázquez De La O
- Diego Valenzuela Caballero
- Geo Mario Yeshua
- Ian Yazid Zavala
- Jesús Armando Aguirre Ibarra
- Jesús Iván Sánchez Hernández
- Jesús Noe Corrales Valenzuela
- Miguel Alejandro Ibarra Zepeda
- Náyade Sophia Zavala
- Roberto Villa Coronado
- Rodrigo Cortés García
- Santiel Hernandez González
- Vadhir Roberto Lopez Ortega
- Zaira Calderón Patiño
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.