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Competitions · Colombia

Belalcázar 2023

Belalcázar, Caldas · 6 May 2023 · 7 events · 30 competitors · 14 personal bests

Michael Andres Castillo Lemus won four of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Eduard Esteban García Domínguez by 0.50 seconds. 30 competitors produced 14 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Nicolas García Estrada took a 2×2 single of 7.04 down to 3.53, 50 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Michael Andres Castillo Lemus — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.50s
closest final — 2×2, Eduard Esteban García Domínguez over Bryan Kevin Jimenez Cruz
14
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michael Andres Castillo Lemus7.419.14
2×2Eduard Esteban García Domínguez3.584.80
4×4Michael Andres Castillo Lemus29.6232.08
5×5Michael Andres Castillo Lemus58.161:03.61
3×3 blindfoldedBryan Kevin Jimenez Cruz1:33.66
3×3 one-handedMichael Andres Castillo Lemus15.2316.99
PyraminxDennis Rosero5.275.88

The PB harvest

14 set · 2 still standing

First-timers

15 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

30 competitors · 169 results · 7 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. Michael Andres Castillo Lemus won it with a 9.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

30 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.