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Competitions · Colombia

Aves María v9 2023

Sabaneta, Antioquia. · 6 November 2023 · 6 events · 61 competitors · 46 personal bests

Manuel Popayán won two of the six events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Manuel Popayán by 0.22 seconds. 61 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tomas Lopera Aristizabal took a 2×2 single of 6.57 down to 3.44, 48 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Manuel Popayán — 3×3, 4×4
0.22s
closest final — 3×3, Manuel Popayán over Ale Restrepo
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Manuel Popayán8.0310.02
2×2Juan Pablo Hoyos Perez1.773.07
4×4Manuel Popayán32.2736.84
3×3 one-handedJuan Esteban Ochoa13.2915.55
PyraminxAle Restrepo3.944.18
SkewbAle Restrepo1.842.66

The PB harvest

46 set · 13 still standing

First-timers

14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

61 competitors · 297 results · 6 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. Manuel Popayán won it with a 10.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

61 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.