Competitions · Philippines

Luzon Championship 2026

General Trias City, Cavite · 9 January 2026 · 16 events · 85 competitors · 107 personal bests

Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc won four of the 16 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Crimson Arradaza by 0.04 seconds. 85 competitors produced 107 personal bests, 58 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc set the 6×6 single national record: 1:15.24.

Four wins

Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.04s

closest final — 3×3, Crimson Arradaza over Brenton Angelo Lo Wong

107

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Crimson Arradaza	5.65	6.08
2×2	Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes	1.14	1.52
4×4	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	24.94	25.47
5×5	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	43.22	45.20
6×6	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	1:15.24	1:20.93
7×7	Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc	2:02.28	2:07.80
3×3 blindfolded	Marc Jason L. Laresma	37.39	1:00.93
3×3 Fewest Moves	Yuji Yoshida	20 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Crimson Arradaza	7.24	8.76
Clock	Chris Padua	4.86	5.40
Megaminx	Nicole Jnus Macalalad	33.91	37.06
Pyraminx	Chris Padua	1.56	2.31
Skewb	Yuji Yoshida	3.02	3.52
Square-1	Isaiah Benedict S. Feria	11.81	13.96
4×4 blindfolded	Marc Jason L. Laresma	3:36.72	—
5×5 blindfolded	Earl Bien D. Celestino	16:28.00	—

The PB harvest

107 set · 58 still standing

Crimson Arradaza — 4×4 single 28.86: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Francis Yuel B. Merced — Skewb single 2.79: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Joaquin Caesar Batac Uy — 3×3 one-handed single 12.77: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Francis Yuel B. Merced — Pyraminx single 3.16: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Yuan Matalog — 2×2 single 1.97: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Yuji Yoshida — Square-1 single 9.20: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Mateo Alessandro Macaspac Gomez — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Clyde Dexter R. Ubaldo — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

85 competitors · 714 results · 16 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 6.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

85 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.