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Makati Speedcubing Open VIII 2026

Makati City, Metro Manila · 19 July 2026 · 7 events · 64 competitors · 58 personal bests

Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Miguel Gonzaga by 0.16 seconds. 64 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Antonio Miguel Q. De Guzman took a 2×2 single of 8.12 down to 3.86, 52 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed

0.16s

closest final — Pyraminx, Miguel Gonzaga over Gabriel Subion

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes	6.43	7.03
2×2	Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes	1.30	1.72
5×5	Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)	47.61	50.49
7×7	Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)	2:14.66	2:22.93
3×3 one-handed	Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes	10.44	11.94
Megaminx	Francis Yuel B. Merced	44.63	49.94
Pyraminx	Miguel Gonzaga	3.27	3.50

The PB harvest

58 set · 50 still standing

Caleb dela Fuente — 3×3 single 5.27: into the top 0.18% of the event's history.
Caleb Valenzuela — 3×3 single 6.25: into the top 0.65% of the event's history.
Karlos Luis R. Gumboc — 3×3 single 8.77: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Rover Arellano — 3×3 single 11.03: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
Kimberly Bautista — 3×3 single 11.05: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
Blake Ryu Dela Rosa — 3×3 single 12.16: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
Rane Yuan A. Dipon — 3×3 one-handed single 18.31: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
Dominic Hemedez — 2×2 single 3.21: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

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

The field

64 competitors · 279 results · 7 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. Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes won it with a 7.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

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solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

64 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.