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Competitions · Costa Rica

Conta Cubes Cartago 2025

Cartago · 12 April 2025 · 6 events · 34 competitors · 41 personal bests

Carlos Andres Gonzaga won two of the six events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Carlos Andres Gonzaga by 0.01 seconds. 34 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Kyle McDonald Trejos set the 4×4 average national record: 30.20.

Two wins
Carlos Andres Gonzaga — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.01s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Carlos Andres Gonzaga over Christian Rodríguez
41
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christian Rodríguez8.088.69
2×2Carlos Andres Gonzaga2.143.08
4×4Kyle McDonald Trejos26.9930.20
3×3 one-handedCarlos Andres Gonzaga13.1215.07
PyraminxFabricio Guerrero Villalobos3.504.54
SkewbBrandon Alejandro Carpio Garita3.794.69

The PB harvest

41 set · 20 still standing

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

34 competitors · 157 results · 6 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. Christian Rodríguez won it with a 8.69 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

34 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.