Competitions · Mexico
UPEN Open 2026
Tepic, Nayarit · 16 May 2026 · 7 events · 23 competitors · 42 personal bests
Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez by 0.00 seconds. 23 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Juan Carlos Montero González took a Megaminx single of 4:24.57 down to 2:40.37, 39 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez | 7.46 | 9.45 |
| 5×5 | Christian Yael Rivera Rivera | 56.76 | 1:00.46 |
| 6×6 | Fidel Urias Godínez | 1:37.06 | 1:45.28 |
| 7×7 | Christian Yael Rivera Rivera | 2:34.20 | 2:40.63 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Fabián Sánchez Del Toro | 51.21 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez | 12.82 | 14.32 |
| Megaminx | Leonardo Sánchez Del Toro | 41.51 | 46.53 |
The PB harvest
42 set · 34 still standing- Mario Alberto López González — 3×3 one-handed single 12.01: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Fidel Urias Godínez — 5×5 single 53.98: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Mario Alberto López González — 3×3 single 8.30: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Fidel Urias Godínez — 6×6 single 1:37.06: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Josué Vidal Melchor Ruiz — 7×7 single 2:31.06: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Ángel Leonardo Sandoval Guzmán — 3×3 single 8.86: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
- Mario Valverde Mariscal — Megaminx single 50.07: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
- Fidel Urias Godínez — 7×7 single 2:38.45: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two 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
23 competitors · 204 results · 7 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. Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez won it with a 9.45 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F2 L2 U L' U2 F2 U2 F' D2 B R' D2 F2 B2 R B2 L D2 F2 - 2
F2 L2 B' R2 U2 R2 B R2 F D2 L' D L2 D F2 L D2 R D' F2 - 3
F' D' B2 R2 D2 L2 F2 U2 F2 D2 B D2 U2 L B R D' L2 D' B2 - 4
F2 R U' D L F B' R' F R B2 D R2 U F2 D F2 - 5
R2 D2 F L2 U R2 U R2 U2 L2 D' B' L' D L U2 B L'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
23 competitors- Alan Daniel Ibarra Cruz
- Angel Gabriel Orozco Ávalos
- Ángel Leonardo Sandoval Guzmán
- Antonio Gerhardus Hinojosa
- Carlos Eduardo Fránquez Martínez
- Carlos Ricardo Chin Dzul
- Christian Yael Rivera Rivera
- David Garcia Huexca
- Fabián Sánchez Del Toro
- Fidel Urias Godínez
- Joshua Alejandro Zaragoza Blanco
- Josué Vidal Melchor Ruiz
- Juan Carlos Montero González
- Kevin Fernando Gómez Ayón
- Leonardo Sánchez Del Toro
- Luis Sinhue Medina Salas
- María Guadalupe Magaña Chávez
- Mario Alberto López González
- Mario Valverde Mariscal
- Mauricio Verdín Carreño
- Pedro Alexei Inda Alfaro
- Saul Emmanuel Ramirez Gonzalez
- Steven Van Dyken
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.