Competitions · Mexico

IZcube 2023

Cuautilán Izcalli, Estado de México · 14 April 2023 · 12 events · 252 competitors · 317 personal bests

Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez won three of the twelve events (3×3 blindfolded, Skewb, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza by 0.39 seconds. 252 competitors produced 317 personal bests, 96 of which still stand today, and 116 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Joaquin Ruenes Hernández set the 2×2 average national record: 1.40.

Three wins

Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez — 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.39s

closest final — Clock, Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza over Alfredo Vasquez Mendoza

317

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Angel Armando Jaime Sánchez	5.74	6.74
2×2	Joaquin Ruenes Hernández	1.22	1.40
4×4	Juan de Dios Noriega Sánchez	25.04	27.92
5×5	Angel Armando Jaime Sánchez	53.22	57.03
3×3 blindfolded	Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez	21.82	—
3×3 one-handed	Alejandro Daniel Salceda Corvera	10.37	11.45
Clock	Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza	6.02	6.65
Megaminx	Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza	43.62	46.44
Pyraminx	Joaquin Ruenes Hernández	1.58	2.11
Skewb	Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez	1.86	2.66
Square-1	Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza	7.94	11.34
3×3 Multi-Blind	Emilio Alberto Rodríguez Jiménez	17 of 21 cubes · 54:00	—

The PB harvest

317 set · 96 still standing

Alejandro Bertin Ruiz Arriaga — Skewb single 1.83: into the top 0.97% of the event's history.
Ian Vaugier Aguilar — Skewb single 1.94: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Luis Andrei Castillo Arellano — Skewb single 1.98: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Hiram David Oropeza — 3×3 single 7.08: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Angel Armando Jaime Sánchez — Skewb single 2.11: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Daniel Zamora Hernandez — Skewb single 2.35: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Alan Emiliano Gómez Morales — 3×3 single 8.87: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Axel Adad Mercado Reyes — 3×3 single 9.20: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

116 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

252 competitors · 1644 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. Angel Armando Jaime Sánchez won it with a 6.74 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

252 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.