Sunday 6 September 2026 Rebuilt nightly from the WCA's official results · export of 6 September 2026 · About
The Middle Three
Competitions → Spain → Archena Open 2015

Competitions · Spain

Archena Open 2015

Archena, Murcia · 4 July 2015 · 14 events · 32 competitors · 34 personal bests

Rafael Rodriguez Santana won four of the 14 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jorge Martín Espinosa by 0.37 seconds. 32 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Javier Tirado Ortiz set the 4×4 blindfolded single national record: 9:05.00.

Four wins
Rafael Rodriguez Santana — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.37s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jorge Martín Espinosa over Luis J. Iáñez
34
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Rafael Rodriguez Santana10.4011.12
2×2Rafael Rodriguez Santana2.403.66
4×4Rafael Rodriguez Santana38.9141.70
5×5Rafael Rodriguez Santana1:34.431:37.53
3×3 blindfoldedJavier Hernandez Requena2:02.63
3×3 Fewest MovesJorge Martín Espinosa32 moves
3×3 one-handedJorge Martín Espinosa25.7728.23
MegaminxAlexandre Toledo Guillén1:23.091:29.60
PyraminxJorge Martín Espinosa4.515.08
SkewbCarlos Molina Alcolea6.869.25
Square-1Luis J. Iáñez30.5832.48
4×4 blindfoldedJavier Tirado Ortiz9:05.00
3×3 Multi-BlindJavier Hernandez Requena8 of 9 cubes · 52:51
3×3 with feetFrancisco José Campos Rocamora2:36.27

The PB harvest

34 set · 13 still standing

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

32 competitors · 204 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. Rafael Rodriguez Santana won it with a 11.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.