Competitions · Philippines

Pinoy Side Events Open 2026

Makati City, Metro Manila · 28 February 2026 · 8 events · 77 competitors · 64 personal bests

Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes won two of the eight events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Alexander Rey C. Alejandro by 0.01 seconds. 77 competitors produced 64 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jose Polorhenzo Aquino set the Square-1 average national record: 7.89.

Two wins

Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes — 3×3, 2×2

0.01s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Alexander Rey C. Alejandro over Kat Gonzalez

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes	5.47	6.86
2×2	Juan Miguel Y. Magallanes	1.20	1.76
3×3 one-handed	Alexander Rey C. Alejandro	11.32	12.49
Clock	Karl Abarquez	2.19	2.77
Megaminx	Nicole Jnus Macalalad	34.11	39.68
Pyraminx	Jansen Alvarez	2.11	2.67
Skewb	Ivan Keith Cariaga	3.03	3.34
Square-1	Jose Polorhenzo Aquino	7.40	7.89

The PB harvest

64 set · 39 still standing

Jacob Miko Tan (陈在元) — 3×3 single 6.58: into the top 0.92% of the event's history.
Jansen Alvarez — 2×2 single 1.38: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Keith Liam H. Rasco — Pyraminx single 2.48: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Michael Jendrick V. Solera — Pyraminx single 2.53: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Juan Alfonso Magtibay — 3×3 single 7.82: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Karl Abarquez — Square-1 single 8.05: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Red Iñigo J. Cabrera — 3×3 single 8.80: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Sean Zowie Cuaresma — Megaminx single 48.90: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

77 competitors · 416 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

77 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.