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Asturias Open 2016

Gijón · 2 July 2016 · 15 events · 28 competitors · 31 personal bests

Eric Limeback won six of the 15 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Manuel Prieto de Antón by 0.35 seconds. 28 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

John Tuquerrez Andrango set the 4×4 single national record: 1:10.60.

Six wins
Eric Limeback — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.35s
closest final — Skewb, Manuel Prieto de Antón over Daniel Gracia Ortiz
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Eric Limeback8.969.81
2×2Daniel Gracia Ortiz3.063.31
4×4Eric Limeback34.8142.07
5×5Eric Limeback1:09.971:18.11
3×3 blindfoldedEric Limeback50.28
3×3 Fewest MovesAlexander Olleta del Molino28 moves
3×3 one-handedEric Limeback13.2016.21
ClockRaúl Ramos10.9311.89
MegaminxAlexander Olleta del Molino1:14.251:28.22
PyraminxGonzalo Orellana Barrasa3.504.29
SkewbManuel Prieto de Antón4.276.38
Square-1Daniel Gracia Ortiz13.9414.12
4×4 blindfoldedAlexander Olleta del Molino
3×3 Multi-BlindEric Limeback11 of 16 cubes · 58:52
3×3 with feetGonzalo Orellana Barrasa1:14.761:22.72

The PB harvest

31 set · 7 still standing

First-timers

13 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

28 competitors · 196 results · 15 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. Eric Limeback won it with a 9.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

28 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.