Competitions · Mexico
McBaja I 2026
Tijuana, Baja California · 24 January 2026 · 5 events · 25 competitors · 16 personal bests
Ian Yazid Zavala won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, Clock) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Angel Muñoz by 0.36 seconds. 25 competitors produced 16 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Rodrigo Garduño Cárdenas took a 2×2 single of 8.59 down to 3.03, 65 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ian Yazid Zavala | 7.92 | 8.74 |
| 2×2 | Angel Muñoz | 1.48 | 2.11 |
| 4×4 | Ian Yazid Zavala | 31.23 | 32.88 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Vadhir Roberto Lopez Ortega | 10.47 | 11.61 |
| Clock | Ian Yazid Zavala | 3.38 | 4.65 |
The PB harvest
16 set · 7 still standing- Omar Ornelas Sifuentes — 3×3 single 5.70: into the top 0.33% of the event's history.
- Rodrigo Cortés García — 2×2 single 1.45: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Rodrigo Cortés García — 3×3 single 10.97: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
- Maximiliano Morales Manzo — 3×3 single 14.21: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
- Esteban Enríquez — 3×3 single 14.97: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
- Greyson Houle — Clock single 20.80: into the top 67.0% of the event's history.
- Itzel Cardenas Olivo — 2×2 single 17.52: into the top 93.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two 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
25 competitors · 164 results · 5 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. Ian Yazid Zavala won it with a 8.74 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F' D2 R' F2 D2 R F2 D2 U2 R U' R2 B F2 L2 U2 B2 D' L' - 2
F B' L2 F' U L B' L2 D F B2 L F2 U2 L D2 L2 U2 F - 3
B2 U' R2 F R U' R' F2 R F2 B2 U2 F2 D' F' R B2 - 4
U2 L2 U2 R' U2 B2 U F L' D2 R B L' R F' D2 B' - 5
R F U' B' D L' F' L2 U L2 B2 U2 L2 U2 L2 D' B R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
25 competitors- Adrián Gutierrez Jauregui
- Andrés Garduño Cárdenas
- Andrew Caraveo
- Angel Jesús Zamora Contreras
- Angel Muñoz
- Camdon Jose Zimbron
- Carlos Aguilar
- Christofer Alejandro Aguirre Robledo
- Daniel Isaac Garcia Arechiga
- Diego Isai Mijangos Flores
- Esteban Enríquez
- Gerardo Ornelas Sifuentes
- Greyson Houle
- Ian Yazid Zavala
- Itzel Cardenas Olivo
- Jesús Armando Aguirre Ibarra
- Jesús Noe Corrales Valenzuela
- Joshua Huante Carmona
- Luis Enrique Cruz Acosta
- Maximiliano Morales Manzo
- Omar Ornelas Sifuentes
- Rodrigo Cortés García
- Rodrigo Garduño Cárdenas
- Tony Hernández Solis
- Vadhir Roberto Lopez Ortega
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.