Competitions · Philippines

GANCUBE Puzzles in Pi Day Pampanga 2026

City of San Fernando, Pampanga · 14 March 2026 · 8 events · 95 competitors · 91 personal bests

Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc won three of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Ayra Aiesha N. Negrillo by 0.27 seconds. 95 competitors produced 91 personal bests, 70 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc set the 7×7 single national record: 1:46.31.

Three wins

Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc — 4×4, 5×5, 7×7

0.27s

closest final — Skewb, Ayra Aiesha N. Negrillo over Kenneth Carlos

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Crimson Arradaza	5.02	7.05
4×4	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	24.65	26.63
5×5	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	38.49	44.28
7×7	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	1:46.31	1:50.33
3×3 blindfolded	Takuma Shirahase (白波瀬拓磨)	58.47	—
3×3 one-handed	Crimson Arradaza	8.40	9.84
Pyraminx	James Certeza	1.61	3.64
Skewb	Ayra Aiesha N. Negrillo	3.90	4.49

The PB harvest

91 set · 70 still standing

James Michael R. Salise — 3×3 single 6.17: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
Josiah James Guevarra — Pyraminx single 2.26: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Audrey Jane Palo — 3×3 single 7.45: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Arabella Baguinon — 3×3 single 8.61: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Azumi Dua Canlas — 3×3 single 8.96: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
John Miguel C. Sotto — 3×3 single 9.72: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
AJ Vincent Marin Quilang — 3×3 single 9.86: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
Kurt Morales — 3×3 single 9.95: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

95 competitors · 394 results · 8 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. Crimson Arradaza won it with a 7.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1F2 B R' D R D F B R F2 D2 F2 L B2 L' F2 B D'
2R L2 U2 B2 R2 B' F2 L2 F2 R2 U L' B2 D' L D R F D F
3U B' L2 U' L2 D' B2 D' L2 U2 B2 L' F' L' F' R' B' U' F2
4U F' B2 U L2 R2 B2 D L2 B2 U' L2 B' L U R2 D2 F2 D' R
5D2 L U B' R L' D2 F L U D2 R2 F2 R2 F2 R2 U2 D

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

95 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.