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Competitions · Colombia

Maloka al Cubo Bogotá 2023

Bogotá · 3 December 2023 · 3 events · 48 competitors · 24 personal bests

Michael Andres Castillo Lemus won two of the three events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Michael Andres Castillo Lemus by 0.26 seconds. 48 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Esteban Naranjo Rodriguez took a 2×2 single of 28.46 down to 11.60, 59 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Michael Andres Castillo Lemus — 2×2, 4×4
0.26s
closest final — 2×2, Michael Andres Castillo Lemus over Gabriel Santiago Velez Gonzalez
24
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Gabriel Santiago Velez Gonzalez7.527.94
2×2Michael Andres Castillo Lemus2.483.32
4×4Michael Andres Castillo Lemus25.2529.16

The PB harvest

24 set · 10 still standing

First-timers

13 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

48 competitors · 172 results · 3 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. Gabriel Santiago Velez Gonzalez won it with a 7.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

48 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.