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Nova Plaza Facatativá V 2026

Facatativá · 11 April 2026 · 7 events · 16 competitors · 8 personal bests

Dereck Samuel Marin Suarez won three of the seven events (2×2, Clock, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Manuel Popayán by 0.95 seconds. 16 competitors produced 8 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Gabriel Valencia took a 2×2 single of 14.17 down to 9.08, 36 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Dereck Samuel Marin Suarez — 2×2, Clock, Pyraminx
0.95s
closest final — 3×3, Manuel Popayán over Dereck Samuel Marin Suarez
8
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Manuel Popayán6.918.88
2×2Dereck Samuel Marin Suarez1.631.95
4×4Manuel Popayán31.4435.27
ClockDereck Samuel Marin Suarez2.953.44
PyraminxDereck Samuel Marin Suarez1.664.52
SkewbDiego Alejandro Camelo López2.452.82
5×5 blindfoldedAngel David Alvarado Sandoval

The PB harvest

8 set · 6 still standing

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

16 competitors · 139 results · 7 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. Manuel Popayán won it with a 8.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

16 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.