Competitions · Ecuador

Imbabura Open 2023

Ibarra · 6 May 2023 · 15 events · 66 competitors · 67 personal bests

Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña won seven of the 15 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Raúl Gómez by 0.02 seconds. 66 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña set the 2×2 single national record: 1.37.

Seven wins

Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.02s

closest final — 2×2, Raúl Gómez over Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	9.11	9.86
2×2	Raúl Gómez	1.79	2.45
4×4	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	32.83	37.93
5×5	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	1:17.64	1:22.02
6×6	Josué Ordóñez	2:26.46	2:40.05
7×7	Josué Ordóñez	3:57.20	4:03.57
3×3 blindfolded	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	1:02.03	1:07.56
3×3 Fewest Moves	Josué Ordóñez	49 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	20.17	20.84
Clock	Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas	12.05	17.04
Megaminx	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	51.98	58.01
Pyraminx	Adrián Leandro Pazmiño Aldás	4.31	5.51
Skewb	Steven Daniel Dueñas Anisete	4.73	5.19
Square-1	Steven Daniel Dueñas Anisete	21.40	26.13
3×3 Multi-Blind	Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña	6 of 6 cubes · 24:12	—

The PB harvest

67 set · 14 still standing

Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña — 2×2 single 1.37: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Steven Daniel Dueñas Anisete — 2×2 single 2.96: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
Carlos Aldair Cañarejo Tamba — 3×3 single 12.36: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas — 5×5 single 1:22.59: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
José Gabriel Vaca Chuquín — 3×3 single 14.23: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
Marco Alexander Díaz Cabascango — 3×3 single 17.38: into the top 32.2% of the event's history.
Fernando Gabriel Viteri Armas — 3×3 single 17.91: into the top 33.8% of the event's history.
Santiago David Ulcuango Romero — Megaminx single 1:42.84: into the top 36.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

66 competitors · 258 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. Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña won it with a 9.86 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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Race this final

Everyone who competed

66 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.