Legio Open 2026

8.18 seconds was the standard set at the top of the leaderboard as competitors travelled to the historic setting of Espacio Vías for an action-packed weekend. Solvers journeyed across regions to arrive in León, Spain for Legio Open 2026, held on September 19–20, 2026. Across ten official events, competitors put hundreds of cumulative travel kilometres behind them to battle across a wide spectrum of twisting puzzles, proving the dedication required to chase new milestones on the national circuit.

The premier classic Rubik's Cube category delivered electric 3x3 results across the decisive moments. Carlos Cascos González captured the championship with an outstanding 8.18-second mark to lead the contingent. Héctor Voces Prieto followed in second place with an 11.02, while Germán García Molina completed the podium in 11.73. The battle showcased the highest level of speedcubing precision, rewarding the travelling competitors with tight contests and sharp executions in front of the assembled field.

Versatility was on full display as the weekend expanded across larger cubes and specialised disciplines. In the 4x4x4 Cube, Jacobo Vélez Gómez took the victory in 39.85 seconds, edging out Samuel María Liñares who took second in 40.44 and Germán García Molina in third at 42.50. Liñares returned the favour on the 5x5x5 Cube, seizing first place with a time of 1:11.05 ahead of Vélez Gómez at 1:13.92 and Cascos González at 1:23.33.

Single-handed and memory-based events required absolute control under intense tournament pressure. Héctor Voces Prieto claimed the top spot in 3x3x3 One-Handed with a winning mark of 16.75 seconds, holding off Germán García Molina with 18.42 and Carlos Cascos González with 22.42. In the 3x3x3 Blindfolded discipline, where competitors memorise the puzzle before donning a blindfold to execute the solve entirely from memory, Jorge Rodón Leiva secured first place with an impressive 40.35, followed by Miguel Ángel Meza at 1:22.12 and Jesús Lindo García at 2:04.50.

The non-twisting and side puzzle events added extra variety to the schedule at Legio Open 2026. Miguel Ángel Meza proved unbeatable on the Clock, recording a rapid 3.61 seconds to finish ahead of Víctor Tretyakov Timofeyeva at 6.00 and Arturo Lizama Montoya at 6.30. In the 2x2x2 Cube, Tretyakov Timofeyeva claimed first place in 2.40 seconds, besting García Molina at 2.93 and Héctor Haro Guerrero at 3.13. Megaminx action saw García Molina step atop the podium in 56.79, ahead of Rodón Leiva at 58.44 and Liñares at 1:15.43.

Beyond the podium standings, the heart of the speed cubing weekend was defined by major individual leaps and daring new event entries. Mario Presa Álvarez took on five events, achieving a tenth-place finish in Megaminx while posting a massive 60.6 percent personal best improvement to 1:45.10 down from 4:26.72, cutting his 3x3x3 Cube time by 21.2 percent to 15.53 and making his first ever 2x2x2 Cube attempt in 4.97. Martín Prieto García tackled five events, recording his first attempts in Pyraminx with 16.18 and Clock with 41.26, placing 25th in Clock, alongside a 54.8 percent reduction on his 2x2x2 Cube personal best down to 4.52 from 10.01. Izan Pradanos Hiniesta entered four events, logging his first 2x2x2 Cube attempt at 4.56, while cutting his Skewb personal best by 52.5 percent to 7.60 from 16.01 and dropping his Pyraminx time by 15.3 percent to 8.11. Gabriel de la Torre Agudo took on five disciplines, finishing 19th in Clock while shaving 47.4 percent off his 2x2x2 Cube best down to 6.85 from 13.03, improving his Skewb to 21.99 from 30.04 by 26.8 percent, and lowering his Clock mark to 22.63 from 30.86 by 26.7 percent.

The determination to expand competitive boundaries continued throughout the roster. Adrián Fernández Val contested eight events, securing 13th place in the 3x3x3 Cube, recording his first ever Clock solve in 48.59, and cutting his 2x2x2 Cube time by 32.3 percent to 3.10 from 4.58 as well as his Skewb mark by 26.7 percent to 9.11 from 12.42. Alejandro Díaz Viaño completed four events, notching his first Skewb attempt with 13.27 and improving his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 27.3 percent to 5.70 from 7.84. Adrián Velasco Álvarez entered a full slate of ten events, taking eighth place in Clock, making his first 5x5x5 Cube attempt in 1:55.42, cutting his 3x3x3 Cube best by 26.4 percent to 8.48 from 11.52, and dropping his 4x4x4 Cube mark by 17.2 percent to 56.55 from 1:08.30. Ero Domínguez Domínguez took on eight events, achieving seventh place in 5x5x5 Cube, setting his first Megaminx mark at 3:06.87, improving his Clock best by 25.8 percent to 10.84 from 14.60, and trimming his 3x3x3 One-Handed time by 14 percent down to 32.48 from 37.75.

Every podium finish and personal record added to the collective success of this WCA competition. With 29 podium placements earned by competitors representing Spain and one podium place earned for Russia, the event highlighted the deep regional talent gathered in the venue. The shared journey of travelling to compete side by side brought another memorable cubing competition to a triumphant close as solvers look forward to carrying their hard-earned progress into future stops on the tournament calendar.