Competitions · Spain

Altasierra 2017

Espartinas, Sevilla · 18 February 2017 · 7 events · 106 competitors · 94 personal bests

Carlos Méndez García-Barroso won five of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Carlos Méndez García-Barroso by 0.03 seconds. 106 competitors produced 94 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 56 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rui Alexandre Reis Lopes took a 2×2 single of 14.62 down to 4.77, 67 percent better in one day.

Five wins

Carlos Méndez García-Barroso — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed

0.03s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Carlos Méndez García-Barroso over Reto Bubendorf

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Carlos Méndez García-Barroso	6.20	8.05
2×2	Carlos Méndez García-Barroso	1.84	2.30
4×4	Carlos Méndez García-Barroso	34.61	38.24
3×3 blindfolded	Carlos Méndez García-Barroso	1:14.77	—
3×3 one-handed	Carlos Méndez García-Barroso	15.76	16.46
Pyraminx	Reto Bubendorf	2.65	3.92
3×3 Multi-Blind	Rafael Rodriguez Santana	3 of 4 cubes · 33:33	—

The PB harvest

94 set · 18 still standing

Pedro Rico Pinazo — 3×3 single 13.99: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
Rafael García Morales — 3×3 single 14.17: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
Francisco Gallego Salido — 3×3 one-handed single 20.71: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.
Pedro Rico Pinazo — 2×2 single 4.01: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.
Joaquín Rodríguez Morilla — 3×3 single 16.04: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
Pedro Pujol Orbello — 3×3 single 17.14: into the top 31.4% of the event's history.
Pedro Rico Pinazo — 3×3 one-handed single 25.20: into the top 34.7% of the event's history.
Alejandro Ramos Grande — 3×3 single 19.69: into the top 39.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

56 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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

106 competitors · 431 results · 7 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. Carlos Méndez García-Barroso won it with a 8.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

106 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.