Competitions · Ecuador
Cuenca Cubing 2022
Cuenca · 10 September 2022 · 7 events · 25 competitors · 23 personal bests
Mateo Baruc Mero Benavides won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sebastián Mateo España Chango by 0.20 seconds. 25 competitors produced 23 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Hugo Enrique Rosales López took a 3×3 one-handed single of 22.27 down to 15.49, 30 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Mateo Baruc Mero Benavides | 7.83 | 10.85 |
| 2×2 | Sebastián Mateo España Chango | 3.03 | 4.00 |
| 4×4 | Mateo Baruc Mero Benavides | 40.36 | 44.96 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Hugo Enrique Rosales López | 42 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Hugo Enrique Rosales López | 15.49 | 19.16 |
| Megaminx | Sebastián Mateo España Chango | 1:20.34 | 1:24.06 |
| Pyraminx | Mateo Baruc Mero Benavides | 4.53 | 5.37 |
The PB harvest
23 set · 3 still standing- Thomas McLean — 2×2 single 4.80: into the top 36.8% of the event's history.
- Luis Encarnación — 4×4 single 1:18.21: into the top 54.4% of the event's history.
- Julio César Jaramillo Ordóñez — Pyraminx single 11.65: into the top 65.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
25 competitors · 121 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. Mateo Baruc Mero Benavides won it with a 10.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 R' D2 U2 B2 R2 D R2 D L2 R2 F' U R' U2 F R D' R' D - 2
D2 U L2 D' R2 U' F2 U2 R2 F2 L B F2 D' U' R2 B' L D L' - 3
L2 U2 F2 D2 F2 L2 F2 D B U' B2 U' L F' L2 R B2 D' R2 - 4
D2 F D2 B D2 R2 B2 R2 U' L' B' L2 F L U2 F2 D' L' - 5
R U' L' D' B D' F' L2 D2 L D2 L' D2 B2 R2 B2 R2 D' R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
25 competitors- Andres Sebastian Paredes
- Anthony Adrian Criollo Gordillo
- Ariel Esteban Cruz Andrade
- Axel Robert Honores Ríos
- Bryam Gutiérrez
- Christian Fernando Mendez Quinde
- Daniel Ordóñez
- Fernando Zevallos
- Hugo Enrique Rosales López
- Jhonatan Caicedo
- Jorge Contento
- Josué Ordóñez
- Julio César Jaramillo Ordóñez
- Luis Encarnación
- Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas
- María Pia Arteaga Andrade
- Mateo Baruc Mero Benavides
- Matías Huera
- Pablo Sebastián Flores Peralta
- Ronmel Fabian Tenezaca Rios
- Ronny Morocho
- Sebastián Mateo España Chango
- Stalin Alejandro Guayllas Guamán
- Thomas McLean
- Victor Nicolas Rodas Garcia
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.