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Costa Rica Regresa V2 2022

Grecia, Alajuela · 27 March 2022 · 8 events · 24 competitors · 40 personal bests

Michael Zúñiga Meléndez won four of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Dagne Poveda by 0.00 seconds. 24 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Michael Zúñiga Meléndez set the 5×5 single national record: 56.24.

Four wins
Michael Zúñiga Meléndez — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.00s
closest final — Pyraminx, Dagne Poveda over Egdar Antonio Castillo Gonzalez
40
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michael Zúñiga Meléndez8.369.31
2×2Michael Zúñiga Meléndez2.032.34
4×4Michael Zúñiga Meléndez29.5132.94
5×5Michael Zúñiga Meléndez56.241:01.48
3×3 one-handedChristian Rodríguez11.1613.40
MegaminxDagne Poveda49.4054.32
PyraminxDagne Poveda3.365.24
SkewbDagne Poveda4.915.27

The PB harvest

40 set · 13 still standing

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

24 competitors · 166 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. Michael Zúñiga Meléndez won it with a 9.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

24 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.