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Archena Open 2014

Archena, Murcia · 9 August 2014 · 14 events · 30 competitors · 48 personal bests

Jorge Castillo Matas won six of the 14 events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jorge Castillo Matas by 0.18 seconds. 30 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alexander Olleta del Molino set the 3×3 blindfolded average national record: 1:28.21.

Six wins
Jorge Castillo Matas — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, Clock, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.18s
closest final — 2×2, Jorge Castillo Matas over Rafael Rodriguez Santana
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jorge Castillo Matas8.8611.11
2×2Jorge Castillo Matas2.273.13
4×4Pablo Aguilar Dominguez41.7845.69
5×5Jorge Castillo Matas1:15.691:21.68
3×3 blindfoldedAlexander Olleta del Molino1:01.001:28.21
3×3 Fewest MovesAlexander Olleta del Molino31 moves
3×3 one-handedPablo Aguilar Dominguez14.9318.67
ClockJorge Castillo Matas12.5813.86
MegaminxAlexander Olleta del Molino1:23.851:29.20
PyraminxJorge Castillo Matas3.675.06
SkewbJorge Castillo Matas6.067.74
4×4 blindfoldedAlexander Olleta del Molino
3×3 Multi-BlindAlexander Olleta del Molino4 of 5 cubes · 17:31
3×3 with feetAlexander Olleta del Molino1:32.211:49.52

The PB harvest

48 set · 9 still standing

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

30 competitors · 263 results · 14 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. Jorge Castillo Matas won it with a 11.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

30 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.