Competitions · Spain

Arnold Open 2017

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona · 22 September 2017 · 18 events · 103 competitors · 188 personal bests

Manuel Prieto de Antón won five of the 18 events (2×2, Megaminx, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Manuel Prieto de Antón by 0.18 seconds. 103 competitors produced 188 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 21 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: 44 moves.

Five wins

Manuel Prieto de Antón — 2×2, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1

0.18s

closest final — Pyraminx, Manuel Prieto de Antón over Tobias Peter

188

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Dario Roa Sánchez	6.84	8.45
2×2	Manuel Prieto de Antón	1.90	2.44
4×4	Dario Roa Sánchez	26.54	30.43
5×5	Dario Roa Sánchez	54.23	1:01.26
6×6	Carlos Tapp	2:07.55	2:10.06
7×7	Carlos Tapp	2:55.59	2:57.49
3×3 blindfolded	Berta García Parra	28.74	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Jan Bentlage	25 moves	27.67
3×3 one-handed	Dario Roa Sánchez	12.51	14.32
Clock	Jan Bentlage	7.83	8.95
Megaminx	Manuel Prieto de Antón	53.85	1:04.54
Pyraminx	Manuel Prieto de Antón	3.41	4.06
Skewb	Manuel Prieto de Antón	2.33	3.47
Square-1	Manuel Prieto de Antón	13.99	19.05
4×4 blindfolded	István Kocza	5:30.03	6:29.49
5×5 blindfolded	Jan Bentlage	13:40.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Berta García Parra	18 of 22 cubes · 58:41	—
3×3 with feet	Jan Bentlage	49.38	1:13.43

The PB harvest

188 set · 45 still standing

Carlos Carneros Torner — 3×3 single 7.46: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Pol González Sierras — 3×3 single 7.68: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Carlos Carneros Torner — 4×4 single 33.86: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Alejandro Gallar Caballero — 3×3 single 9.58: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Itai Nachmani Tal — Pyraminx single 3.77: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Pablo Ferrando Brunet — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
Carlos Carneros Torner — 3×3 one-handed single 14.93: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
León Jairo Escobar Moreno — 2×2 single 2.51: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

103 competitors · 862 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 8.45 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

103 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.