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Instituto Nacional Open 2018

Santiago · 16 June 2018 · 8 events · 36 competitors · 46 personal bests

Felipe Medel won seven of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Felipe Medel by 0.10 seconds. 36 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Felipe Medel set the Pyraminx average national record: 4.61.

Seven wins
Felipe Medel — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.10s
closest final — 3×3, Felipe Medel over Irenco Peña Henríquez
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Felipe Medel8.359.89
2×2Felipe Medel2.722.87
4×4Felipe Medel30.3935.47
5×5Felipe Medel1:04.651:10.54
3×3 blindfoldedSebastián Yuste Lucero53.51
3×3 one-handedFelipe Medel14.4416.98
PyraminxFelipe Medel3.534.61
SkewbFelipe Medel4.415.22

The PB harvest

46 set · 19 still standing

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

36 competitors · 198 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. Felipe Medel won it with a 9.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 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.