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Piera Open 2023

Piera, Barcelona · 29 July 2023 · 12 events · 97 competitors · 135 personal bests

Arnau Tous Mateu won four of the twelve events (3×3, Clock, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Arnau Tous Mateu by 0.07 seconds. 97 competitors produced 135 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Albert Cinca Bons set the 4×4 single national record: 50.52.

Four wins
Arnau Tous Mateu — 3×3, Clock, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.07s
closest final — Clock, Arnau Tous Mateu over Pavlo Bondar (Павло Бондар)
135
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Arnau Tous Mateu6.607.84
4×4Mauro Moisés Ortega López34.0236.26
5×5Antonio López1:01.391:04.43
6×6Mauro Moisés Ortega López1:54.041:58.51
7×7Antonio López2:16.522:26.97
3×3 blindfoldedCarlos Pedro Casado de Achával38.41—
3×3 one-handedPavlo Bondar (Павло Бондар)14.0714.98
ClockArnau Tous Mateu6.197.58
MegaminxPavlo Bondar (Павло Бондар)51.4656.53
PyraminxArnau Tous Mateu1.902.47
SkewbArnau Tous Mateu3.113.92
Square-1Artur Miralles Hernàndez9.7310.04

The PB harvest

135 set · 24 still standing
  • Daniel Ortega Pastor — 3×3 single 7.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Néstor Garrido — 3×3 single 8.40: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Pol González Sierras — 4×4 single 35.45: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Pau Vela García — Clock single 6.78: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Sergi Sabat — Megaminx single 1:19.77: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
  • Juan González — 5×5 single 1:25.23: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
  • Juan González — Square-1 single 18.36: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
  • Albert Cinca Bons — 4×4 single 50.52: into the top 25.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

97 competitors · 729 results · 12 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. Arnau Tous Mateu won it with a 7.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

97 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.