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, 9 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 · 9 still standing- Ian Yazid Zavala — 4×4 single 25.60: into the top 0.89% 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 — Clock single 9.13: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
- Vadhir Roberto Lopez Ortega — 4×4 single 55.77: into the top 31.8% of the event's history.
- Diego Valenzuela Caballero — Skewb single 7.02: into the top 33.9% of the event's history.
- Santiel Hernandez González — 3×3 single 23.46: into the top 49.2% of the event's history.
- Jesús Noe Corrales Valenzuela — Skewb single 9.24: into the top 50.2% of the event's history.
- Diego Valenzuela Caballero — Pyraminx single 9.74: into the top 51.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three 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
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.