Competitions · Guatemala
Verapaz Open 2026
Tactic, Alta Verapaz · 29 August 2026 · 8 events · 26 competitors · 16 personal bests
Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez won five of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Clock) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Juan Marcos López Pérez by 0.01 seconds. 26 competitors produced 16 personal bests, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A national record
Joel Hernández set the 3×3 Multi-Blind single national record: 5 of 5 cubes · 40:49.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez | 7.06 | 8.84 |
| 2×2 | Juan Marcos López Pérez | 2.00 | 2.64 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Gabriel Barrios | 20.05 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez | 12.67 | 15.85 |
| Clock | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez | 8.57 | 9.94 |
| Megaminx | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez | 39.78 | 43.80 |
| Pyraminx | Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez | 3.39 | 4.23 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Gabriel Barrios | 26 of 30 cubes · 49:16 | — |
The PB harvest
16 set · 16 still standing- Gabriel Barrios — 3×3 single 7.23: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Juan Jose Ajcam — Megaminx single 42.00: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
- Juan Marcos López Pérez — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Mayel Caal — 2×2 single 2.01: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
- Cristian Manuel Tzub Milian — 3×3 single 11.95: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
- Mayel Caal — 3×3 one-handed single 18.03: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
- Richard Henry Figueroa Guitz — 3×3 single 12.76: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
- Isabel Baten — Clock single 8.33: into the top 16.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 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
26 competitors · 165 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
26 competitors- Anderson Alexis Quej Cucul
- Angel Francisco Tziboy Tun
- Brandon Chivalán
- Brayan Emanuel Escobedo Mendóza
- Cristian Manuel Tzub Milian
- David Chó
- Deyler Oswaldo Cho Contreras
- Estheban Heredia
- Estuardo Mejía
- Freyder Anthony Co Caal
- Gabriel Barrios
- Henry Mixco
- Ian Noe Paau Garcia
- Isabel Baten
- Isai Isem
- Joel Hernández
- Juan Jose Ajcam
- Juan Marcos López Pérez
- Luis Emerson Alexis Quib Maaz
- Marvin Alexander Xon Quej
- Mayel Caal
- Richard Henry Figueroa Guitz
- Santiago Andres Molina Cardoza
- Sergio Bulux
- Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez
- Victor Isaac Pop Guerrero
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.