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Competitions · Costa Rica

Cubing Plaza Real Alajuela 2024

Alajuela, Centro · 29 June 2024 · 8 events · 41 competitors · 37 personal bests

David Calderón Arce won three of the eight events (3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by David Calderón Arce by 0.20 seconds. 41 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Andrés Irías Li set the 3×3 average national record: 7.69.

Three wins
David Calderón Arce — 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.20s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, David Calderón Arce over Christian Rodríguez
37
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andrés Irías Li7.287.69
2×2Michael Zúñiga Meléndez2.072.48
4×4Michael Zúñiga Meléndez29.1432.55
3×3 one-handedDavid Calderón Arce13.3415.34
MegaminxDavid Calderón Arce39.5643.21
PyraminxDavid Calderón Arce3.834.29
SkewbTaj Bressert1.292.25
Square-1Christian Rodríguez13.2115.05

The PB harvest

37 set · 14 still standing

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

41 competitors · 170 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. Andrés Irías Li won it with a 7.69 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

41 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.