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Nacionales El Salvador 2023

La Libertad · 11 August 2023 · 17 events · 35 competitors · 53 personal bests

Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez won six of the 17 events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez by 0.13 seconds. 35 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez set the 2×2 single national record: 1.37.

Six wins
Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.13s
closest final — Skewb, Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez over José Eduardo Palacios Castro
53
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez7.589.12
2×2Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez1.373.61
4×4José Enrique Jiménez31.1542.08
5×5Oscar Nieto1:05.021:11.88
6×6Oscar Nieto2:17.522:20.11
7×7Oscar Nieto3:17.673:24.01
3×3 blindfoldedSamuel Cuellar Ramirez1:27.821:33.33
3×3 Fewest MovesSamuel Cuellar Ramirez33 moves
3×3 one-handedShalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez12.7014.38
ClockJosé Eduardo Palacios Castro9.0610.41
MegaminxShalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez50.1254.54
PyraminxShalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez4.274.67
SkewbShalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez4.045.25
Square-1Connor Weed11.3714.95
4×4 blindfoldedSamuel Cuellar Ramirez
5×5 blindfoldedOscar Nieto
3×3 Multi-BlindSamuel Cuellar Ramirez3 of 4 cubes · 17:12

The PB harvest

53 set · 22 still standing

First-timers

Two 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

35 competitors · 304 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. Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez won it with a 9.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.