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Arnold Open 2016

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat · 23 September 2016 · 18 events · 86 competitors · 108 personal bests

Dario Roa Sánchez won five of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Carlos Carneros Torner by 0.15 seconds. 86 competitors produced 108 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol set the 3×3 with feet single national record: 45.15.

Five wins
Dario Roa Sánchez — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.15s
closest final — 2×2, Carlos Carneros Torner over Dario Roa Sánchez
108
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dario Roa Sánchez7.448.08
2×2Carlos Carneros Torner2.573.14
4×4Dario Roa Sánchez25.3432.60
5×5Dario Roa Sánchez58.111:05.53
6×6Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol2:39.612:45.59
7×7Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol3:54.663:58.49
3×3 blindfoldedBerta García Parra33.99—
3×3 Fewest MovesAlberto Pérez de Rada Fiol32 moves—
3×3 one-handedDario Roa Sánchez15.1918.93
ClockJavier Tirado Ortiz8.2711.45
MegaminxDario Roa Sánchez1:09.171:16.65
PyraminxManuel Prieto de Antón5.405.89
SkewbManuel Prieto de Antón3.505.50
Square-1Manuel Prieto de Antón14.3319.47
4×4 blindfoldedIstván Kocza6:24.73—
5×5 blindfoldedIstván Kocza13:49.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindBerta García Parra16 of 18 cubes · 54:15—
3×3 with feetAlberto Pérez de Rada Fiol45.1555.85

The PB harvest

108 set · 19 still standing
  • Sergi Sabat — 3×3 single 7.54: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Ramón Adàlia — 2×2 single 2.45: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • León Jairo Escobar Moreno — Skewb single 4.03: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Arnau Salmons Gonzalez — 3×3 one-handed single 18.18: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
  • Robbie Cairns — 2×2 single 3.18: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
  • Ramón Adàlia — 3×3 single 13.43: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
  • Néstor Bravo Egea — 2×2 single 3.46: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.
  • Tomàs Malavía — 3×3 single 14.44: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

35 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

86 competitors · 555 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. Dario Roa Sánchez won it with a 8.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

86 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.