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Imaginalia Open 2019

Albacete · 16 February 2019 · 15 events · 54 competitors · 108 personal bests

Carlos Méndez García-Barroso won five of the 15 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniel Gracia Ortiz by 0.18 seconds. 54 competitors produced 108 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Anas Meziani set the 5×5 single national record: 1:54.70.

Five wins
Carlos Méndez García-Barroso — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb
0.18s
closest final — 2×2, Daniel Gracia Ortiz over Alberto Ludeña Peirado
108
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Carlos Méndez García-Barroso6.538.67
2×2Daniel Gracia Ortiz1.443.20
4×4Carlos Méndez García-Barroso29.0636.56
5×5Carlos Méndez García-Barroso1:05.631:08.25
6×6Carlos Tapp1:56.022:02.13
7×7Josete Sánchez3:00.303:06.25
3×3 blindfoldedJosete Sánchez54.55
3×3 one-handedCarlos Méndez García-Barroso13.1315.06
MegaminxRaúl Martínez Redondo52.5357.91
PyraminxDiego Arche Andradas3.854.48
SkewbCarlos Méndez García-Barroso2.733.51
4×4 blindfoldedJosete Sánchez4:39.49
5×5 blindfoldedJosete Sánchez
3×3 Multi-BlindSergio Bodega Herráiz6 of 10 cubes · 52:40
3×3 with feetJosete Sánchez34.0849.90

The PB harvest

108 set · 28 still standing

First-timers

Seven 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

54 competitors · 486 results · 15 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 8.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

54 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.