Competitions · Philippines

Pinoy Big Cubes Open 2026

Makati City, Metro Manila · 28 March 2026 · 6 events · 64 competitors · 60 personal bests

Anyu Zhang (张安宇) won four of the six events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Francis Ezekiel Fernandez by 0.01 seconds. 64 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zion Wyatt Rentillo Catalan took a 5×5 single of 3:20.87 down to 1:42.71, 49 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Anyu Zhang (张安宇) — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.01s

closest final — 3×3, Francis Ezekiel Fernandez over Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Francis Ezekiel Fernandez	7.34	7.91
2×2	Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes	1.40	2.33
4×4	Anyu Zhang (张安宇)	29.96	31.85
5×5	Anyu Zhang (张安宇)	47.24	49.18
6×6	Anyu Zhang (张安宇)	1:15.96	1:21.31
7×7	Anyu Zhang (张安宇)	1:44.06	1:50.70

The PB harvest

60 set · 36 still standing

Miguel Gonzaga — 4×4 single 23.75: into the top 0.45% of the event's history.
Yuji Yoshida — 4×4 single 24.51: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
Miguel Gonzaga — 6×6 single 1:32.71: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Prince Andrew M. Requiero — 3×3 single 8.11: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Jaime Vergara — 3×3 single 8.65: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Prince Andrew M. Requiero — 5×5 single 58.68: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Brian Acuña — 7×7 single 2:40.39: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Rafael Quilit — 3×3 single 10.05: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 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 · 267 results · 6 events.

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.