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Molina Open 2016

Molina de Segura · 13 February 2016 · 14 events · 52 competitors · 60 personal bests

Jorge Castillo Matas won seven of the 14 events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jorge Castillo Matas by 0.11 seconds. 52 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mohamed Ben Driss Chokri set the 3×3 single national record: 16.18.

Seven wins
Jorge Castillo Matas — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.11s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jorge Castillo Matas over Luis J. Iáñez
60
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jorge Castillo Matas8.7511.50
2×2Jorge Castillo Matas2.903.51
4×4Rafael Rodriguez Santana38.0041.42
5×5Jorge Castillo Matas1:18.491:23.23
3×3 blindfoldedJorge Castillo Matas1:06.01
3×3 Fewest MovesJavier Cabezuelo Sánchez27 moves
3×3 one-handedJorge Castillo Matas17.5820.05
MegaminxAlexandre Toledo Guillén1:22.491:25.95
PyraminxJorge Castillo Matas5.365.54
Square-1Jorge Castillo Matas22.1326.59
4×4 blindfoldedJavier Hernandez Requena11:27.00
5×5 blindfoldedSergio Torrijos Santano
3×3 Multi-BlindJavier Hernandez Requena7 of 7 cubes · 37:12
3×3 with feetJesús Lindo García3:08.423:12.69

The PB harvest

60 set · 11 still standing

First-timers

17 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

52 competitors · 327 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. Jorge Castillo Matas won it with a 11.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

52 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.