Competitions · Argentina

Nacionales Argentinas 2023

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires · 1 September 2023 · 17 events · 181 competitors · 220 personal bests

Theo Goluboff won seven of the 17 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Theo Goluboff by 0.14 seconds. 181 competitors produced 220 personal bests, 87 of which still stand today, and 70 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Leandro Martín López set the Megaminx average world record: 26.84.

Seven wins

Theo Goluboff — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed

0.14s

closest final — 2×2, Theo Goluboff over Bautista Bonazzola

220

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Theo Goluboff	6.02	7.20
2×2	Theo Goluboff	0.67	1.64
4×4	Theo Goluboff	22.64	26.82
5×5	Theo Goluboff	44.02	47.86
6×6	Theo Goluboff	1:32.38	1:34.74
7×7	Theo Goluboff	2:20.24	2:23.06
3×3 blindfolded	Manuel Gutman	15.66	16.22
3×3 Fewest Moves	Guido Dipietro	21 moves	23.67
3×3 one-handed	Theo Goluboff	8.79	10.68
Clock	Mateo de León	4.22	5.59
Megaminx	Leandro Martín López	25.22	26.84
Pyraminx	Gael Augusto Lapeyre	2.45	2.59
Skewb	Federico da Fonseca	1.66	2.39
Square-1	Felipe Maierowicz	7.40	9.43
4×4 blindfolded	Manuel Gutman	1:20.63	1:26.75
5×5 blindfolded	Manuel Gutman	3:58.57	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Nicolas Campanario	29 of 33 cubes · 58:55	—

The PB harvest

220 set · 87 still standing

Gael Augusto Lapeyre — 2×2 single 0.63: into the top 0.057% of the event's history.
Theo Goluboff — 2×2 single 0.67: into the top 0.094% of the event's history.
Bautista Bonazzola — 2×2 single 0.83: into the top 0.27% of the event's history.
Martin Alejandro Benítez López — 2×2 single 0.87: into the top 0.33% of the event's history.
Felipe Maierowicz — 2×2 single 0.89: into the top 0.36% of the event's history.
Federico Ojeda — 2×2 single 0.92: into the top 0.41% of the event's history.
Guido Dipietro — 2×2 single 1.05: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
Federico da Fonseca — 2×2 single 1.17: into the top 0.95% of the event's history.

First-timers

70 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

11 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

181 competitors · 1163 results · 17 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. Theo Goluboff won it with a 7.20 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

181 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.