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Fuenlabrada Open 2016

Fuenlabrada, Madrid · 10 December 2016 · 13 events · 93 competitors · 147 personal bests

Carlos Méndez García-Barroso won three of the 13 events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Clock) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Manuel Prieto de Antón by 0.04 seconds. 93 competitors produced 147 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

John Tuquerrez Andrango set the 4×4 single national record: 1:02.71.

Three wins
Carlos Méndez García-Barroso — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Clock
0.04s
closest final — Pyraminx, Manuel Prieto de Antón over Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol
147
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Carlos Méndez García-Barroso7.818.83
2×2Manuel Prieto de Antón2.393.40
4×4Rafael Rodriguez Santana38.7241.30
5×5Alberto Pérez de Rada Fiol1:16.041:20.24
3×3 blindfoldedAsier Cardoso Sánchez52.27
3×3 Fewest MovesAlexander Olleta del Molino29 moves
3×3 one-handedCarlos Méndez García-Barroso12.1915.55
ClockCarlos Méndez García-Barroso7.899.32
PyraminxManuel Prieto de Antón3.384.20
4×4 blindfoldedAlexander Olleta del Molino7:16.25
5×5 blindfoldedRaúl Morales Hidalgo28:31.00
3×3 Multi-BlindAsier Cardoso Sánchez10 of 12 cubes · 47:05
3×3 with feetGonzalo Orellana Barrasa55.881:06.75

The PB harvest

147 set · 33 still standing

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

11 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

93 competitors · 719 results · 13 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. Carlos Méndez García-Barroso won it with a 8.83 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

93 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.