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Learn How To Cube in Laguna 2026

Sta. Rosa · 26 September 2026 · 6 events · 60 competitors · 43 personal bests

Leo Borromeo won two of the six events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jansen Alvarez by 0.20 seconds. 60 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jreth Tosh M. Baldeo took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:27.83 down to 34.66, 61 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Leo Borromeo — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.20s

closest final — Pyraminx, Jansen Alvarez over James Certeza

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Brenton Angelo Lo Wong	5.48	5.93
2×2	James Certeza	1.02	1.51
4×4	Leo Borromeo	20.81	22.87
3×3 one-handed	Leo Borromeo	9.34	10.71
Pyraminx	Jansen Alvarez	2.05	2.56
Skewb	Ivan Keith Cariaga	3.27	3.38

The PB harvest

43 set · 42 still standing

James Certeza — 2×2 single 1.02: into the top 0.6% of the event's history.
Francis Yuel B. Merced — 3×3 single 6.65: into the top 0.99% of the event's history.
Ethan Jake Malobago — 3×3 single 6.67: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Sean Zowie Cuaresma — 2×2 single 1.46: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Kiefer Hernandez — 4×4 single 29.73: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Dwight Anthonie R. Mactal — 2×2 single 1.76: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Kim Gumboc — 2×2 single 1.78: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Elron Samuel Madrid — 3×3 single 9.12: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

60 competitors · 291 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. Brenton Angelo Lo Wong won it with a 5.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

60 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.