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Albacete Open 2018

Albacete · 17 November 2018 · 11 events · 34 competitors · 36 personal bests

Manuel Prieto de Antón won five of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Manuel Prieto de Antón by 0.12 seconds. 34 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Juan Antonio Fernández Martínez took a 3×3 single of 38.67 down to 22.09, 43 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Manuel Prieto de Antón — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.12s
closest final — Pyraminx, Manuel Prieto de Antón over José María García Carrión
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Manuel Prieto de Antón7.689.30
2×2Manuel Prieto de Antón2.332.85
4×4Finn Ickler32.6535.99
3×3 blindfoldedJosete Sánchez45.60
3×3 Fewest MovesJavier Cabezuelo Sánchez28 moves30.33
3×3 one-handedManuel Prieto de Antón15.2818.16
PyraminxManuel Prieto de Antón3.294.69
SkewbManuel Prieto de Antón2.633.11
4×4 blindfoldedJosete Sánchez5:01.13
5×5 blindfoldedJosete Sánchez
3×3 Multi-BlindJosete Sánchez21 of 25 cubes · 53:19

The PB harvest

36 set · 13 still standing

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

34 competitors · 222 results · 11 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. Manuel Prieto de Antón won it with a 9.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

34 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.