Competitions · Spain

Arnold Classic Rubik 2015

Madrid · 25 September 2015 · 18 events · 93 competitors · 113 personal bests

Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol won five of the 18 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Gonzalo Orellana Barrasa by 0.23 seconds. 93 competitors produced 113 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mohamed Ben Driss Chokri set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single national record: 57 moves.

Five wins

Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx, 3×3 with feet

0.23s

closest final — 2×2, Gonzalo Orellana Barrasa over Victor Sanchez Redondo

113

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Pablo Aguilar Dominguez	10.81	11.42
2×2	Gonzalo Orellana Barrasa	2.33	4.10
4×4	Rafael Rodriguez Santana	37.92	42.97
5×5	Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol	1:25.47	1:32.45
6×6	Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol	2:25.51	2:37.61
7×7	Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol	3:50.68	4:03.66
3×3 blindfolded	Berta García Parra	1:05.25	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Luis J. Iáñez	26 moves	32.00
3×3 one-handed	Pablo Aguilar Dominguez	15.55	19.36
Clock	Javier Tirado Ortiz	8.21	9.39
Megaminx	Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol	1:32.78	1:39.96
Pyraminx	Gonzalo Orellana Barrasa	4.85	5.75
Skewb	Manuel Prieto de Antón	4.84	6.46
Square-1	Luis J. Iáñez	33.06	37.60
4×4 blindfolded	István Kocza	6:25.47	—
5×5 blindfolded	István Kocza	14:39.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	István Kocza	14 of 15 cubes · 56:09	—
3×3 with feet	Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol	59.39	1:00.47

The PB harvest

113 set · 32 still standing

Gonzalo Orellana Barrasa — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 25 moves: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Gonzalo Orellana Barrasa — 3×3 one-handed single 17.48: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
Josep Sanz Navarro — 3×3 single 14.16: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
Guillermo Cuadra Sarría — 3×3 single 16.27: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
Jorge Sanz Ribagorda — 2×2 single 4.22: into the top 29.3% of the event's history.
Kento Reinoso — 3×3 single 17.82: into the top 33.6% of the event's history.
Sergio García Sánchez — 3×3 single 18.00: into the top 34.1% of the event's history.
Manuel Floriano Vázquez — 3×3 single 18.17: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 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

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

93 competitors · 636 results · 18 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. Pablo Aguilar Dominguez won it with a 11.42 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

93 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.