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Competitions · Costa Rica

Cube Factory Masters Desamparados 2023

Desamparados, San José · 8 July 2023 · 7 events · 43 competitors · 48 personal bests

Christian Rodríguez won two of the seven events (3×3, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Carlos Andres Gonzaga by 0.10 seconds. 43 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Michael Zúñiga Meléndez set the 2×2 single national record: 1.25.

Two wins
Christian Rodríguez — 3×3, Skewb
0.10s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Carlos Andres Gonzaga over Christian Rodríguez
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Christian Rodríguez7.418.88
2×2Michael Zúñiga Meléndez1.252.30
4×4Sebastián Herrera Pomares30.5734.98
3×3 one-handedCarlos Andres Gonzaga14.3215.70
MegaminxMichael Zúñiga Meléndez53.1955.73
PyraminxIsaí Abarca Smith2.603.20
SkewbChristian Rodríguez4.395.50

The PB harvest

48 set · 18 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

43 competitors · 202 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. Christian Rodríguez won it with a 8.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

43 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.