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Mariano Melgar 2014

Arequipa · 12 July 2014 · 14 events · 44 competitors · 49 personal bests

Christian Saenz Valdivia won four of the 14 events (2×2, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Christian Saenz Valdivia by 0.01 seconds. 44 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Jhon Alexander Taboada Temple set the Skewb average continental record: 5.96.

Four wins
Christian Saenz Valdivia — 2×2, 5×5, 7×7, Pyraminx
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Christian Saenz Valdivia over Eduardo Gutiérrez Cuba
49
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ernesto Gutiérrez Cuba10.8711.30
2×2Christian Saenz Valdivia2.093.76
4×4Ernesto Gutiérrez Cuba38.9843.47
5×5Christian Saenz Valdivia1:23.791:25.45
6×6Jhon Alexander Taboada Temple3:49.004:15.73
7×7Christian Saenz Valdivia4:11.494:12.50
3×3 blindfoldedGianfranco Huanqui42.9356.88
3×3 one-handedJuan Pablo Huanqui18.6121.28
MegaminxJuan Pablo Huanqui1:00.661:07.64
PyraminxChristian Saenz Valdivia4.477.00
SkewbJhon Alexander Taboada Temple5.065.96
Square-1Dewin Berdejo47.811:12.38
4×4 blindfoldedGianfranco Huanqui7:34.17
3×3 Multi-BlindGianfranco Huanqui14 of 16 cubes · 59:21

The PB harvest

49 set · 4 still standing

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

44 competitors · 195 results · 14 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. Ernesto Gutiérrez Cuba won it with a 11.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.