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Competitions · Venezuela

Legends of Rubik 2016

Caracas · 5 August 2016 · 10 events · 44 competitors · 49 personal bests

Elias Jesús Velásquez Lozano won three of the ten events (4×4, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Oscar Alberto Ceballos Contreras by 0.08 seconds. 44 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

José Miguel Lanz Mendoza set the 3×3 one-handed single national record: 14.29.

Three wins
Elias Jesús Velásquez Lozano — 4×4, 6×6, 7×7
0.08s
closest final — Pyraminx, Oscar Alberto Ceballos Contreras over Kevin Ruiz
49
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kevin Ruiz8.8711.03
2×2Franklin Ronquillo2.713.31
4×4Elias Jesús Velásquez Lozano41.4847.00
5×5José Miguel Lanz Mendoza1:23.141:26.66
6×6Elias Jesús Velásquez Lozano3:24.543:33.13
7×7Elias Jesús Velásquez Lozano5:09.235:47.78
3×3 one-handedJosé Miguel Lanz Mendoza14.2916.86
ClockOscar Alberto Ceballos Contreras11.5514.03
PyraminxOscar Alberto Ceballos Contreras7.718.76
SkewbFranklin Ronquillo5.967.78

The PB harvest

49 set · 21 still standing

First-timers

21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

44 competitors · 240 results · 10 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. Kevin Ruiz won it with a 11.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

44 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.