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Latin America Cubing Tour - Mérida 2017

Mérida · 1 July 2017 · 7 events · 40 competitors · 54 personal bests

Antoine Cantin won six of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Antoine Cantin by 1.00 seconds. 40 competitors produced 54 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Bernardo Torres set the 4×4 single national record: 31.02.

Six wins
Antoine Cantin — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
1.00s
closest final — Pyraminx, Antoine Cantin over Rafael Antonio Sanchez
54
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Antoine Cantin7.698.29
2×2Rafael Antonio Sanchez1.902.12
4×4Antoine Cantin31.1836.54
5×5Antoine Cantin1:05.991:15.20
3×3 blindfoldedAntoine Cantin27.50
3×3 one-handedAntoine Cantin11.3011.74
PyraminxAntoine Cantin3.534.61

The PB harvest

54 set · 32 still standing

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 248 results · 7 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. Antoine Cantin won it with a 8.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

40 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.