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Competitions · Venezuela

Barquisimeto Open 2018

Barquisimeto - Lara · 28 July 2018 · 8 events · 17 competitors · 15 personal bests

Bernardo Torres won five of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Miguel Vidal by 0.13 seconds. 17 competitors produced 15 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Bernardo Torres set the 4×4 single national record: 30.03.

Five wins
Bernardo Torres — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.13s
closest final — Pyraminx, Miguel Vidal over Rafael Antonio Sanchez
15
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Franklin Ronquillo9.4211.85
2×2Rafael Antonio Sanchez2.062.66
4×4Bernardo Torres30.0335.07
5×5Bernardo Torres1:04.731:15.16
3×3 Fewest MovesBernardo Torres44 moves
3×3 one-handedBernardo Torres11.4115.19
MegaminxBernardo Torres53.431:00.63
PyraminxMiguel Vidal3.274.79

The PB harvest

15 set · 4 still standing
  • Bernardo Torres — 3×3 one-handed single 11.41: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Franklin Ronquillo — 5×5 single 1:09.63: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
  • Margui Castillo — Pyraminx single 6.25: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
  • Yulexis Robles — 3×3 single 1:07.07: into the top 94.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

17 competitors · 99 results · 8 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. Franklin Ronquillo won it with a 11.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

17 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.