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Canarias Open 2016

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · 7 May 2016 · 5 events · 28 competitors · 3 personal bests

Ernesto Cristo González Alemán won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ernesto Cristo González Alemán by 1.65 seconds. 28 competitors produced 3 personal bests, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

César Pérez García took a 2×2 single of 10.71 down to 6.40, 40 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Ernesto Cristo González Alemán — 3×3, 2×2
1.65s
closest final — 2×2, Ernesto Cristo González Alemán over Alberto Rodríguez Santana
3
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ernesto Cristo González Alemán13.3314.78
2×2Ernesto Cristo González Alemán3.854.84
3×3 blindfoldedJavier Tirado Ortiz2:08.362:30.27
3×3 one-handedAlejandro Gallar Caballero22.5930.10
PyraminxJavier Tirado Ortiz5.118.33

The PB harvest

3 set · 0 still standing

    First-timers

    25 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

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

    The field

    28 competitors · 103 results · 5 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. Ernesto Cristo González Alemán won it with a 14.78 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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