Competitions · Philippines

GAN Manila Speedcubing Open 2026

City of Manila · 31 May 2026 · 8 events · 77 competitors · 59 personal bests

Brenton Angelo Lo Wong won two of the eight events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Brenton Angelo Lo Wong by 0.08 seconds. 77 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Javier Ignacio took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 5:08.86 down to 1:37.94, 68 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Brenton Angelo Lo Wong — 3×3, 5×5

0.08s

closest final — 3×3, Brenton Angelo Lo Wong over Dylan Yosef O. Valenzuela

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brenton Angelo Lo Wong	6.50	6.72
5×5	Brenton Angelo Lo Wong	47.52	53.47
6×6	Yuji Yoshida	1:39.51	1:45.35
3×3 blindfolded	John Axel B. Gordo	18.55	20.60
3×3 one-handed	Maverick Sua	9.29	11.49
Clock	Karl Abarquez	2.15	3.42
Megaminx	Nicole Jnus Macalalad	32.05	35.68
Skewb	Ivan Keith Cariaga	2.68	3.64

The PB harvest

59 set · 43 still standing

Dylan Yosef O. Valenzuela — 3×3 single 5.10: into the top 0.14% of the event's history.
Ethan Gabriel R. Lao — 3×3 single 5.44: into the top 0.23% of the event's history.
Javier Ignacio — 3×3 single 5.57: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
Dwight Anthonie R. Mactal — 3×3 single 5.86: into the top 0.41% of the event's history.
Kiefer Hernandez — 3×3 single 6.43: into the top 0.79% of the event's history.
Maverick Sua — 5×5 single 53.20: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Miguel Iñigo O. Valenzuela — 3×3 blindfolded single 28.95: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Yuji Yoshida — 6×6 single 1:39.51: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

77 competitors · 313 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. Brenton Angelo Lo Wong won it with a 6.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

77 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.