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Alicante Open 2019

Alicante · 21 December 2019 · 9 events · 37 competitors · 50 personal bests

Josete Sánchez won four of the nine events (2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Néstor Mayor Lara by 0.12 seconds. 37 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jhoan Andrade set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single national record: 41 moves.

Four wins
Josete Sánchez — 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Megaminx
0.12s
closest final — Pyraminx, Néstor Mayor Lara over Antonio Pérez Calleja
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jerónimo Ibarra Bernal9.6310.39
2×2Josete Sánchez3.423.71
4×4Jerónimo Ibarra Bernal39.2640.74
5×5Jerónimo Ibarra Bernal1:09.541:12.34
3×3 blindfoldedJosete Sánchez45.19
3×3 Fewest MovesJosete Sánchez32 moves
3×3 one-handedJhoan Andrade14.3815.14
MegaminxJosete Sánchez59.271:04.78
PyraminxNéstor Mayor Lara4.536.74

The PB harvest

50 set · 28 still standing

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

37 competitors · 255 results · 9 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. Jerónimo Ibarra Bernal won it with a 10.39 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

37 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.