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Coimbra Open 2014

Coimbra · 22 November 2014 · 9 events · 17 competitors · 19 personal bests

Carlos Méndez García-Barroso won eight of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Carlos Méndez García-Barroso by 1.00 seconds. 17 competitors produced 19 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Vasco Vasconcelos set the 5×5 single national record: 1:45.16.

Eight wins
Carlos Méndez García-Barroso — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb
1.00s
closest final — 2×2, Carlos Méndez García-Barroso over António Dias
19
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Carlos Méndez García-Barroso8.489.55
2×2Carlos Méndez García-Barroso1.932.65
4×4Carlos Méndez García-Barroso41.9145.51
5×5Carlos Méndez García-Barroso1:18.861:26.51
3×3 blindfoldedCarlos Méndez García-Barroso1:32.81
3×3 one-handedCarlos Méndez García-Barroso15.5618.78
ClockJesús Masanet García9.389.96
PyraminxCarlos Méndez García-Barroso4.185.39
SkewbCarlos Méndez García-Barroso7.818.82

The PB harvest

19 set · 6 still standing
  • António Dias — 2×2 single 2.51: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
  • Hugo Fernandes — 3×3 single 11.64: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • João Guerreiro — Skewb single 8.07: into the top 41.8% of the event's history.
  • João Guerreiro — Pyraminx single 9.41: into the top 48.3% of the event's history.
  • João Guerreiro — 2×2 single 7.60: into the top 65.0% of the event's history.
  • João Guerreiro — 3×3 single 34.09: into the top 69.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

17 competitors · 104 results · 9 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. Carlos Méndez García-Barroso won it with a 9.55 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.