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La Serena Open 2018

La Serena · 17 March 2018 · 12 events · 65 competitors · 98 personal bests

Felipe Medel won seven of the twelve events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Felipe Medel by 0.14 seconds. 65 competitors produced 98 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Erick Lemus Fuentes set the 7×7 single national record: 3:04.64.

Seven wins
Felipe Medel — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb
0.14s
closest final — 2×2, Felipe Medel over Lucas Hodali Valdivia
98
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Emilio Eleodoro Lahsen Ramírez7.928.89
2×2Felipe Medel2.853.38
4×4Felipe Medel29.1433.42
5×5Felipe Medel1:04.751:09.78
6×6Felipe Medel2:09.522:15.45
7×7Felipe Medel3:09.283:20.59
3×3 blindfoldedFelipe Medel1:50.79
3×3 one-handedLeopoldo Andrés Ibarra Fuentes13.8115.95
MegaminxLeopoldo Andrés Ibarra Fuentes46.3452.74
PyraminxMaximiliano Perez Madrid4.035.08
SkewbFelipe Medel4.355.50
Square-1Francisco Rosales10.0910.80

The PB harvest

98 set · 31 still standing

First-timers

27 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

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

65 competitors · 458 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. Emilio Eleodoro Lahsen Ramírez won it with a 8.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

65 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.