Competitions · Philippines

Tagum City Open 2026

Tagum City · 12 September 2026 · 15 events · 70 competitors · 60 personal bests

Miguel Gonzaga won five of the 15 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Khayll Paolo Sandukan by 0.46 seconds. 70 competitors produced 60 personal bests, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Earl Joven Suyo took a Clock single of 14.54 down to 8.33, 43 percent better in one day.

Five wins

Miguel Gonzaga — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Clock, Pyraminx

0.46s

closest final — 4×4, Khayll Paolo Sandukan over Miguel Gonzaga

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Khayll Paolo Sandukan	7.77	8.26
2×2	Khayll Paolo Sandukan	1.34	2.20
4×4	Khayll Paolo Sandukan	28.99	32.44
5×5	Miguel Gonzaga	52.43	58.55
6×6	Miguel Gonzaga	1:38.51	1:45.19
7×7	Miguel Gonzaga	2:24.00	2:28.20
3×3 blindfolded	Webster Tumolac	37.77	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Earl Joven Suyo	41 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Lance Bastien Loy	12.04	13.97
Clock	Miguel Gonzaga	5.87	7.49
Megaminx	Clyde Dencer Tutor	34.13	35.75
Pyraminx	Miguel Gonzaga	3.35	3.93
Skewb	Ivan Keith Cariaga	3.16	3.77
Square-1	Earl Joven Suyo	10.71	11.60
3×3 Multi-Blind	Julshz Lopez	8 of 9 cubes · 52:12	—

The PB harvest

60 set · 60 still standing

Clyde Dencer Tutor — 3×3 single 6.77: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Clyde Dencer Tutor — 3×3 one-handed single 10.20: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
John Reven Alinguera — 3×3 single 7.27: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Khayll Paolo Sandukan — 4×4 single 28.99: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Frenz Edrian Tabaniag — 3×3 one-handed single 12.44: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Christian Jay C. Nocos — 4×4 single 31.74: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Xian Rafael B. Antiola — 3×3 single 8.85: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Jinnoh A. Mapa — 3×3 single 9.22: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 20,074 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

70 competitors · 355 results · 15 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. Khayll Paolo Sandukan won it with a 8.26 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1D' L F2 U D' F R' F2 D2 L' D2 L' B2 D2 R2 F2 L' B'
2L2 F' U2 F L2 B D2 U2 F R2 U R2 U R F2 D2 B2 L2 B'
3F D2 F U2 B R2 F D2 L2 D2 F2 D' R' U2 R2 B R U2 B'
4F D2 B F2 L2 B' L2 U2 L' B' L' U' R' B2 U' B' F2 U' R2
5B2 F L' R2 B2 D2 R D2 L' R' U' B D2 R2 D' R' U R2 D

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.