Competitions · Spain
Poniente Almeriense Open 2026
El Ejido, Almería · 10 October 2026 · 10 events · 25 competitors · 37 personal bests
Álvaro Aguilar Salobreña won three of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Álvaro Aguilar Salobreña by 0.38 seconds. 25 competitors produced 37 personal bests, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Rodrigo Fernández Plaza took a 2×2 single of 9.61 down to 5.31, 45 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Álvaro Aguilar Salobreña | 7.16 | 8.32 |
| 2×2 | Álvaro Aguilar Salobreña | 1.60 | 1.91 |
| 4×4 | Álvaro Aguilar Salobreña | 27.52 | 32.14 |
| 5×5 | Pablo Amoraga Velasco | 52.95 | 1:01.65 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Raúl Cuevas Castillo | 58.58 | — |
| Clock | Marcos Caballero Marsilla | 4.11 | 5.48 |
| Megaminx | Pablo Amoraga Velasco | 27.30 | 33.57 |
| Pyraminx | Raúl Cuevas Castillo | 3.15 | 4.18 |
| Skewb | Fernando Sáez Lázaro | 2.36 | 2.97 |
| Square-1 | Marco Criado Gómez | 5.35 | 13.84 |
The PB harvest
37 set · 37 still standing- Marco Criado Gómez — Square-1 single 5.35: into the top 0.41% of the event's history.
- Marcos Caballero Marsilla — Pyraminx single 2.99: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
- Marco Criado Gómez — 5×5 single 1:07.61: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
- Marcos Caballero Marsilla — Square-1 single 12.60: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
- Fernando Sáez Lázaro — 4×4 single 39.16: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
- José Enrique Pardo López — Skewb single 4.22: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
- Marcos Caballero Marsilla — 4×4 single 40.92: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
- Mario López García — 3×3 single 11.82: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 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 · 238 results · 10 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. Álvaro Aguilar Salobreña won it with a 8.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F2 U R D2 B2 L2 R D2 B2 L' F2 D L' F R' B' D2 B2 D - 2
F2 L F' B D2 B R' L' D B U2 L2 B' R2 F L2 F - 3
D B' R' D2 F D2 B2 F L2 D2 F2 U L D L R' D U' - 4
F' L U' F D2 F' L2 D2 B D2 U2 L2 B' U R F2 R B F2 D - 5
U' L2 B' F2 R2 B' D2 B2 F' L' D R2 F2 D B L' D B
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
25 competitors- Alberto de la Torre Lamenca
- Álvaro Aguilar Salobreña
- Angel Lorenzo Campillo
- Carmen Gómez Martínez
- Fernando José Fernández Cabrera
- Fernando Sáez Lázaro
- Francisco Huertas Molina
- Iván Criado García
- José Enrique Pardo López
- Kike de la Torre Rueda
- Marco Criado Gómez
- Marcos Caballero Marsilla
- Marina de la Torre Lamenca
- Mario López García
- Merche García de Haro
- Miguel Ángel Galdeano Medina
- Pablo Amoraga Velasco
- Raúl Cuevas Castillo
- Raúl de la Fuente Vique
- Rodrigo Fernández Plaza
- Sara Sánchez Jiménez
- Sasha François
- Sergio Chaparro Díaz-Cano
- Thiago de la Torre Lamenca
- Tomás Hidalgo Salvador
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.