Competitions · Ecuador
Fundación de Cuenca Open 2026
Cuenca · 25 April 2026 · 12 events · 27 competitors · 46 personal bests
Ariel Vacacela won three of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Pablo Sebastián Arévalo Barros by 0.12 seconds. 27 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
David Nicolas Quito Aguilar took a 3×3 single of 33.32 down to 21.03, 37 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Justin Santiago Reinoso Arias | 7.88 | 8.68 |
| 2×2 | Joaquin Alejandro Bastidas Tobar | 3.37 | 4.17 |
| 4×4 | Ariel Vacacela | 38.31 | 40.08 |
| 5×5 | Ariel Vacacela | 1:08.91 | 1:14.62 |
| 6×6 | Ariel Vacacela | 2:22.50 | 2:23.20 |
| 7×7 | Josué Ordóñez | 3:21.64 | 3:28.29 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Pablo Sebastián Arévalo Barros | 13.64 | 16.99 |
| Clock | Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta | 5.32 | 6.13 |
| Megaminx | Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta | 1:11.64 | 1:18.32 |
| Pyraminx | Samir Felipe Espinoza Landivar | 5.96 | 8.33 |
| Skewb | Pablo Sebastián Arévalo Barros | 6.50 | 7.57 |
| Square-1 | Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta | 13.14 | 16.72 |
The PB harvest
46 set · 39 still standing- Justin Santiago Reinoso Arias — 3×3 single 6.63: into the top 0.96% of the event's history.
- Pablo Sebastián Arévalo Barros — 3×3 single 7.08: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Josué Ordóñez — 3×3 single 8.47: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
- Joaquin Alejandro Bastidas Tobar — Pyraminx single 3.27: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
- Pablo Sebastián Arévalo Barros — 4×4 single 33.53: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Pablo Sebastián Arévalo Barros — 3×3 one-handed single 13.64: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
- Samir Felipe Espinoza Landivar — 3×3 single 9.63: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
- Danila Krasnov — Pyraminx single 3.92: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
27 competitors · 173 results · 12 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. Justin Santiago Reinoso Arias won it with a 8.68 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 F2 U2 B2 R' U2 L' D2 B2 L2 F D2 F2 U' L F' L2 U' F U2 - 2
F U2 L F' R U L F U2 L2 B L2 F' L2 B L2 B2 U' F2 - 3
R U2 B' L2 B U2 B' L2 B D' F2 U' R F L2 D B' U2 L2 - 4
D' R2 B L2 F2 U2 B F R2 U2 F' U' B' U L' D' L' U R' F2 - 5
R B2 D2 F' R U' R F L U D F2 R2 U' D2 L2 F2 R F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
27 competitors- Anthony Adrian Criollo Gordillo
- Anthony Mishquero
- Antony Esparza
- Ariel Vacacela
- Carlos Wilfrido Rivera Moscoso
- Cristian Ismael Auqui
- Danila Krasnov
- David Nicolas Quito Aguilar
- Joaquin Alejandro Bastidas Tobar
- Joaquín Uyaguari
- José Armando Orellana Galarza
- Josué Ordóñez
- Juan Ignacio Villamarín Camino
- Justin Santiago Reinoso Arias
- Martín Abad
- Mateo Quichimbo
- Nicolas Sarmiento Méndez
- Pablo Camilo Jara Idrovo
- Pablo Sebastián Arévalo Barros
- Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta
- Qri Amaru Lozano Lozano
- Rafael Max Bernal Criollo
- Ronny Morocho
- Samir Felipe Espinoza Landivar
- Stalyn Martin Pomavilla Quito
- Xavier Sebastian Davila Peñafiel
- Yarik Sebastián Chalán Lozano
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.