Competitions · Mexico
El Centinela Mexicali 2024
Mexicali · 14 December 2024 · 12 events · 24 competitors · 38 personal bests
Diego Villarreal Salinas won ten of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Diego Villarreal Salinas by 0.13 seconds. 24 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Daniel Isaac Garcia Arechiga took a Square-1 single of 1:04.64 down to 20.32, 69 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Diego Villarreal Salinas | 7.62 | 8.60 |
| 2×2 | Diego Villarreal Salinas | 2.28 | 2.42 |
| 4×4 | Diego Villarreal Salinas | 28.72 | 34.16 |
| 5×5 | Diego Villarreal Salinas | 50.75 | 58.02 |
| 6×6 | Diego Villarreal Salinas | 1:40.72 | 1:51.51 |
| 7×7 | Diego Villarreal Salinas | 2:52.72 | 2:57.56 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Diego Villarreal Salinas | 11.05 | 13.12 |
| Clock | Diego Villarreal Salinas | 5.59 | 6.66 |
| Megaminx | Diego Villarreal Salinas | 46.68 | 49.07 |
| Pyraminx | Ian Yazid Zavala | 3.72 | 4.50 |
| Skewb | Ian Yazid Zavala | 3.76 | 4.56 |
| Square-1 | Diego Villarreal Salinas | 9.88 | 12.38 |
The PB harvest
38 set · 14 still standing- Diego Villarreal Salinas — 3×3 one-handed single 11.05: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Sebastian Macias Soto — 2×2 single 2.07: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Diego Isai Mijangos Flores — Megaminx single 52.92: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
- David Emmanuel Osuna Melero — 2×2 single 2.25: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
- Ángel Careaga — 3×3 one-handed single 14.58: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
- David Enrike Mendoza Castellón — Pyraminx single 4.77: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
- Lenin Bernabé Peña Sandoval — 2×2 single 3.01: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
- Cesar Gustavo Ceceña Lara — 5×5 single 1:23.21: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
24 competitors · 267 results · 12 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. Diego Villarreal Salinas won it with a 8.60 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F U2 D2 R' D' F D L B2 L D2 B2 L B2 R U2 R B R2 - 2
B2 L B L2 F' D2 B2 D2 L2 B2 L2 F2 R D F' D F R D' R2 - 3
R2 U2 L2 B2 F' D2 R2 B R2 B' D2 R' D2 U' R F' U F2 D L2 - 4
B2 L F R2 B R2 F2 U2 B' D2 R' F2 R' U' F' R B U2 - 5
D L U B2 U2 R2 D2 U R2 U2 B U' B D2 U2 B' D2 U R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
24 competitors- Adrián Yañez Barrios
- Alberto Capiz Hernández
- Alexandra Beltrán Guillén
- Andrik Dilan Plata Santana
- Ángel Careaga
- Angel Muñoz
- Cesar Gustavo Ceceña Lara
- Christofer Alejandro Aguirre Robledo
- Claudio Ramón Castillo Salazar
- Daniel Isaac Garcia Arechiga
- David Emmanuel Osuna Melero
- David Enrike Mendoza Castellón
- Dereck Armando Velázquez De La O
- Diego Emiliano Armenta Osuna
- Diego Isai Mijangos Flores
- Diego Villarreal Salinas
- Edgar Eduardo Garcia Garcia
- Ian Yazid Zavala
- Isaac Martínez Valdez
- Iván Axel Soto Espinoza
- Jesús Armando Aguirre Ibarra
- Lenin Bernabé Peña Sandoval
- Luka Castillo Mata
- Sebastian Macias Soto
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.