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Dual Games Alicante 2019

Alicante · 6 April 2019 · 8 events · 39 competitors · 36 personal bests

Josete Sánchez won six of the eight events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Marcos Castelló Pastor by 1.29 seconds. 39 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Reinhold Rebane took a 2×2 single of 8.94 down to 4.45, 50 percent better in one day.

Six wins
Josete Sánchez — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
1.29s
closest final — Pyraminx, Marcos Castelló Pastor over Antonio Pérez Calleja
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Raúl Banacloche Biot9.8611.14
2×2Josete Sánchez2.603.14
4×4Josete Sánchez33.5136.85
3×3 blindfoldedJosete Sánchez43.7945.02
3×3 Fewest MovesJosete Sánchez33 moves36.67
3×3 one-handedJosete Sánchez18.0020.72
MegaminxJosete Sánchez1:03.251:09.67
PyraminxMarcos Castelló Pastor3.696.34

The PB harvest

36 set · 14 still standing

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

39 competitors · 193 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. Raúl Banacloche Biot won it with a 11.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

39 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.