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Competitions · Argentina

Happy Summer MDQ 2026

Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires · 8 March 2026 · 6 events · 36 competitors · 34 personal bests

Jonas Zapana won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jonas Zapana by 0.64 seconds. 36 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Manuel Jontin Luna set the Clock single national record: 3.26.

Three wins
Jonas Zapana — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.64s
closest final — 3×3, Jonas Zapana over GP Estevez
34
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jonas Zapana9.6110.78
2×2GP Estevez2.683.11
4×4Jonas Zapana34.1340.53
5×5Agustina Ranalle1:10.211:11.88
3×3 one-handedJonas Zapana15.0717.43
ClockManuel Jontin Luna3.263.91

The PB harvest

34 set · 13 still standing

First-timers

Ten 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

36 competitors · 141 results · 6 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. Jonas Zapana won it with a 10.78 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 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.