[Watch] Crimson Arradaza’s Asian Record Withdrawn After Two Misscrambles

Arradaza initially celebrated a 7.76 One-Handed average that would have ranked second in the world, but two replacement attempts changed the result to an 8.05 Philippine record.

Crimson Arradaza appeared to set a 7.76 Asian record average in 3x3 One-Handed at GAN Philippine Championship 2026, only for the result to be withdrawn after two misscrambles were discovered.

The performance was initially announced onstage and shared publicly as a new continental record. At 7.76, the average would have ranked second in the world.

According to the description accompanying Arradaza’s video of the round, the third attempt had been scrambled incorrectly by the scrambler, while the fifth was affected by an error from the judge. Arradaza was then asked to complete two replacement attempts after the celebration had already taken place.

The original 7.75 and 7.70 attempts were replaced by an 8.21 and 8.46. His official set became 8.11, 7.82, 8.21, (7.68), and (8.46), producing an 8.05 average. The revised result remains a Philippine national record and ranks fifth in the world, but no longer breaks the 8.01 Asian record.

Watch the WR5 Average below:

The unusual sequence meant Arradaza had to return to the table after believing the record had already been secured. He wrote that his momentum and morale had fallen after learning about the misscrambles, but that he accepted the situation and completed the extra solves.

“The feeling was real, the performance was real, the celebration and warm congratulations were real.”

Despite losing the continental record, Arradaza still won the One-Handed title. His official 8.05 in the second round was followed by an 8.59 average in the final, where he finished first.

The result continues a remarkable stretch for the 15-year-old Filipino speedcuber. On May 28, Arradaza recorded a 5.33 One-Handed single at the non-WCA Philippine National Speed Cubing Open. The solve was faster than the official WCA world record, although it was not be recognized by the WCA because the competition was not sanctioned by the organization. Speedcuber’s Digest covered that performance in May.

This time, Arradaza produced his breakthrough average within an official WCA competition. A technical issue prevented the first announced result from standing, but the revised 8.05 still gave him a national record, a world top-five ranking, and the Philippine championship.

The continental record may have disappeared from the results, but the performance showed that Arradaza is already capable of challenging the fastest One-Handed solvers in the world.