Competitions · United States
Puerto Rico Cubing Open 2026
Caguas, Puerto Rico · 2 May 2026 · 6 events · 38 competitors · 30 personal bests
Evan Liu won six of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Evan Liu by 0.52 seconds. 38 competitors produced 30 personal bests, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Junoel Rosario Santana took a Clock single of 41.51 down to 11.63, 72 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Evan Liu | 7.99 | 9.09 |
| 2×2 | Evan Liu | 1.65 | 3.12 |
| 4×4 | Evan Liu | 31.63 | 32.63 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Evan Liu | 1:10.89 | — |
| Clock | Evan Liu | 4.32 | 4.90 |
| Pyraminx | Evan Liu | 3.62 | 4.38 |
The PB harvest
30 set · 30 still standing- Julián Ramírez-Hermida — 2×2 single 1.58: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Evan Sebastian — 3×3 single 9.29: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
- Jorge Adyel Plaza Capriles — 2×2 single 2.62: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
- Rusbel Manuel Osorio Rodriguez — 2×2 single 2.63: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
- Juan Carlos Soltero Vescovacci — 3×3 single 11.28: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
- Adrian Rodriguez — 2×2 single 2.92: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
- Evan Sebastian — 2×2 single 3.06: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
- Adrian Rodriguez — 3×3 single 12.47: into the top 15.5% 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
38 competitors · 185 results · 6 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. Evan Liu won it with a 9.09 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 R' U F' R2 B' D' L F R F2 B2 R F2 L U2 B2 L2 D - 2
D R2 U' R2 D L2 B' L' D' R' F2 L2 U B2 U' F2 L2 F2 D' - 3
F R2 D B2 F R2 D2 R2 U2 R B2 L B R2 F D2 L' - 4
U' D2 F' B2 L' B2 U D F2 B' L2 D2 B L2 U2 F2 R F' D' - 5
D2 L' D' L2 U' F2 R2 F2 D' F2 L2 F' U L' D' U' F L D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
38 competitors- Adrian Rodriguez
- Aeris Flores
- Alanys Sofia Gonzalez Alicea
- Carlos Mercado
- Daniel Soto
- Edier Bruno
- Edward J. Carde Velazquez
- Evan Liu
- Evan Sebastian
- Fabián Enrique Maldonado Colón
- Felix Andres Alonso
- Felix J. Santiago Melendez
- Isac Class Torres
- Isaí Omar Sánchez Martínez
- Jayden S. Peña Rodriguez
- Joeli Joan Gutierrez Goyco
- Jorge Adyel Plaza Capriles
- José E. Llenín Lavergne
- José J. Miró
- Juan Carlos Soltero Vescovacci
- Julián Ramírez-Hermida
- Junoel Rosario Santana
- Kamila Cruz
- Kiara Suarez Casanova
- Leonardo I. Carreras Angleró
- Lucas Melendez Lopez
- Lucca Matias Lopez Maldonado
- Marco José Sanfiorenzo
- Marilyn Goyco
- Matias Calo Rizzo
- Michael Polanco Mejía
- Nikos Kiragiannis
- Noah Baez Ferrer
- Oliver Colon Garcia
- Rusbel Manuel Osorio Rodriguez
- Samuel Omar Rosa González
- Stephanie Malavé Hernández
- Victor Miranda
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.