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Lima · 8 March 2014 · 14 events · 78 competitors · 124 personal bests

Christian Saenz Valdivia won four of the 14 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Antonio Aranda by 0.49 seconds. 78 competitors produced 124 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Christian Saenz Valdivia set the Skewb single continental record: 2.96.

Four wins

Christian Saenz Valdivia — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Skewb

0.49s

closest final — Pyraminx, Antonio Aranda over Jose Abanto Ortiz

124

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ernesto Gutiérrez Cuba	10.09	10.42
2×2	Ernesto Gutiérrez Cuba	3.12	3.68
4×4	Ernesto Gutiérrez Cuba	40.48	44.20
5×5	Christian Saenz Valdivia	1:23.16	1:30.27
6×6	Christian Saenz Valdivia	2:40.08	2:54.58
7×7	Christian Saenz Valdivia	3:58.98	4:13.83
3×3 blindfolded	Jael Riggenbach	1:02.04	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Jhon Alexander Taboada Temple	41 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Vladimir De la Torre	17.14	18.42
Megaminx	Hector Chinchay	1:07.35	1:22.14
Pyraminx	Antonio Aranda	3.77	5.57
Skewb	Christian Saenz Valdivia	7.39	10.60
Square-1	Marvin Castañeda Cruzado	27.24	32.36
3×3 Multi-Blind	Natán Riggenbach	12 of 12 cubes · 55:45	—

The PB harvest

124 set · 43 still standing

Christian Saenz Valdivia — Skewb single 2.96: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Angel Anampa — 2×2 single 2.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Rafhael Carrión Limaymanta — 3×3 single 11.94: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
Oswaldo Antonio Pajuelo Puppo — 2×2 single 2.99: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
Erik Paico Robles — 4×4 single 41.69: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
Luis Alberto Flores Pari — 3×3 one-handed single 18.08: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
Sergio García — 3×3 single 12.51: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
Eduardo Cabrera Yí — 2×2 single 3.16: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

78 competitors · 463 results · 14 events.

Everyone who competed

78 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.