Competitions · Guatemala

Kukulcán Open Quetzaltenango 2026

Quetzaltenango · 11 September 2026 · 17 events · 63 competitors · 72 personal bests

Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez won six of the 17 events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Juan Marcos López Pérez by 0.25 seconds. 63 competitors produced 72 personal bests, 65 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez set the 5×5 single national record: 48.31.

Six wins

Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx, Pyraminx

0.25s

closest final — 2×2, Juan Marcos López Pérez over Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez	7.55	8.38
2×2	Juan Marcos López Pérez	2.40	2.79
4×4	Aldo José Gramajo de León	32.26	33.98
5×5	Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez	48.31	54.18
6×6	Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez	1:44.75	1:52.47
7×7	Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez	2:59.18	3:00.99
3×3 blindfolded	Gabriel Barrios	18.36	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Pablo Say	31 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Gabriel Barrios	12.85	15.62
Clock	Aldo José Gramajo de León	5.22	6.95
Megaminx	Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez	40.00	43.83
Pyraminx	Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez	2.36	3.78
Skewb	Olander Rafael Hernández Morales	3.48	4.26
Square-1	Francisco Alberto Castañeda Lima	16.03	20.22
4×4 blindfolded	Daniel Baeza	3:46.79	—
5×5 blindfolded	Daniel Baeza	9:42.74	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Gabriel Barrios	33 of 41 cubes · 57:55	—

The PB harvest

72 set · 65 still standing

Gabriel Barrios — 3×3 blindfolded single 18.36: into the top 0.88% of the event's history.
Daniel Escobar — 3×3 single 7.18: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Juan Marcos López Pérez — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Daniel Baeza — 3×3 blindfolded single 27.96: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Diego Tobar — 3×3 single 8.56: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Marcos Jacome — 2×2 single 2.15: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Nicolás Emmanuel Caniz Batz — 3×3 single 9.58: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Kevin Poroj — 3×3 single 9.62: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

63 competitors · 519 results · 17 events.

Everyone who competed

63 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.