Competitions · Spain

Parets Open 2026

Parets del Vallès, Barcelona · 14 March 2026 · 17 events · 131 competitors · 187 personal bests

Kevin Gerhardt won six of the 17 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Albert Mandicó Sampol by 0.06 seconds. 131 competitors produced 187 personal bests, 113 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Jiaji Shi (施家吉) took a 2×2 single of 6.83 down to 3.12, 54 percent better in one day.

Six wins

Kevin Gerhardt — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.06s

closest final — Skewb, Albert Mandicó Sampol over Kevin Gerhardt

187

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kevin Gerhardt	4.97	—
2×2	Albert Mandicó Sampol	1.17	1.37
4×4	Kevin Gerhardt	24.00	25.36
5×5	Kevin Gerhardt	49.66	52.59
6×6	Antonio López	1:38.88	1:39.48
7×7	Antonio López	2:12.15	2:19.37
3×3 blindfolded	Arthur Garcin	17.83	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Kevin Gerhardt	25 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Kevin Gerhardt	10.96	12.81
Clock	Manu Dutheil	3.63	4.06
Megaminx	Kevin Gerhardt	36.11	42.93
Pyraminx	Oriol Mas Alarcón	1.99	2.25
Skewb	Albert Mandicó Sampol	3.05	3.50
Square-1	Arnau Tous Mateu	9.76	12.27
4×4 blindfolded	Jordi Lleixà López	2:08.30	—
5×5 blindfolded	Jordi Lleixà López	7:35.33	8:06.19
3×3 Multi-Blind	Manu Dutheil	24 of 30 cubes · 59:38	—

The PB harvest

187 set · 113 still standing

Miguel Martínez Montañes — 2×2 single 1.03: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
Ivan Iziumenko (Іван Ізюменко) — 3×3 single 6.85: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Óscar Pérez Mengual — 3×3 single 8.70: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Daniel López Hoyo — 3×3 single 9.46: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Jiaji Shi (施家吉) — 3×3 single 9.61: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Marcos Plaza Nocito — Pyraminx single 3.98: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
Florian Bernard — Square-1 single 10.86: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
Marcos Plaza Nocito — Square-1 single 11.50: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

131 competitors · 1192 results · 17 events.

Everyone who competed

131 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.