Competitions · Philippines

Makati Speedcubing Open IX 2026

Makati City, Metro Manila · 11 October 2026 · 8 events · 67 competitors · 46 personal bests

Leo Borromeo won two of the eight events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Yuji Yoshida by 0.10 seconds. 67 competitors produced 46 personal bests, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rhoenix Renz M. Cañaveras took a Pyraminx single of 16.81 down to 3.40, 80 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Leo Borromeo — 3×3, 4×4

0.10s

closest final — Skewb, Yuji Yoshida over Gabriel Subion

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Leo Borromeo	5.12	6.05
2×2	Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes	0.97	1.48
4×4	Leo Borromeo	23.12	26.00
6×6	Ayooluwa Samuel Dada	1:42.22	1:43.94
Megaminx	Francis Yuel B. Merced	40.41	46.01
Pyraminx	James Certeza	2.00	2.49
Skewb	Yuji Yoshida	3.26	3.79
Square-1	Francis Yuel B. Merced	9.05	10.84

The PB harvest

46 set · 46 still standing

CJ Garon — 4×4 single 24.12: into the top 0.54% of the event's history.
CJ Garon — 3×3 single 6.57: into the top 0.92% of the event's history.
Francis Yuel B. Merced — Megaminx single 40.41: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
CJ Garon — Megaminx single 41.51: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Skyeler Calaguas Valdez — 3×3 single 7.82: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Jaime Vergara — 3×3 single 8.21: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
James Certeza — Square-1 single 8.36: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
Daphne Sharynna S. Taan — 3×3 single 8.43: into the top 3.6% 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

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

The field

67 competitors · 286 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. Leo Borromeo won it with a 6.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

67 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.