Competitions · Spain

Vilafranca Open 2026

Vilafranca del Penedès · 28 February 2026 · 5 events · 54 competitors · 52 personal bests

Biel Salmons Gonzalez won four of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Albert Mandicó Sampol by 0.35 seconds. 54 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Norma Garcia Tobajas took a 3×3 single of 56.84 down to 33.17, 42 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Biel Salmons Gonzalez — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed

0.35s

closest final — 2×2, Albert Mandicó Sampol over Arnau Tous Mateu

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Biel Salmons Gonzalez	5.94	7.20
2×2	Albert Mandicó Sampol	1.36	1.63
4×4	Biel Salmons Gonzalez	28.85	29.43
5×5	Biel Salmons Gonzalez	55.21	59.03
3×3 one-handed	Biel Salmons Gonzalez	11.62	12.72

The PB harvest

52 set · 31 still standing

Arnau Tous Mateu — 5×5 single 56.09: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Santiago A. Ospina Botero — 5×5 single 58.52: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Arabel•la Puig Villacorta — 3×3 single 10.25: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Orson Kovalev — 3×3 single 10.46: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
Vidal Perea Cívico — 5×5 single 1:05.71: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
Marcelo Cairo Assenza — 3×3 single 11.52: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
Eric Arenas Gutierrez — 2×2 single 3.45: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.
Lenny Bleu — 3×3 single 14.42: into the top 22.4% 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

54 competitors · 258 results · 5 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. Biel Salmons Gonzalez won it with a 7.20 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

54 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.