Sunday 6 September 2026 Rebuilt nightly from the WCA's official results · export of 6 September 2026 · About
The Middle Three
Competitions → Spain → Quijote Open 2019

Competitions · Spain

Quijote Open 2019

Argamasilla de Alba, Ciudad Real · 27 July 2019 · 11 events · 33 competitors · 63 personal bests

Carlos Méndez García-Barroso won three of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Raúl Martínez Redondo by 0.35 seconds. 33 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Antonio Rafael Martín Barba took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:17.52 down to 26.14, 66 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Carlos Méndez García-Barroso — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.35s
closest final — Skewb, Raúl Martínez Redondo over Carlos Méndez García-Barroso
63
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Carlos Méndez García-Barroso6.858.18
2×2Julen Simón Iriarte2.072.58
4×4Carlos Méndez García-Barroso31.5434.56
5×5Julen Simón Iriarte1:13.991:17.90
3×3 blindfoldedJosete Sánchez1:18.26
3×3 one-handedCarlos Méndez García-Barroso13.9215.17
MegaminxRaúl Martínez Redondo47.9052.87
PyraminxRaúl Cuevas Castillo3.414.42
SkewbRaúl Martínez Redondo2.173.26
4×4 blindfoldedJosete Sánchez4:25.85
3×3 Multi-BlindJosete Sánchez24 of 30 cubes · 59:12

The PB harvest

63 set · 15 still standing

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

33 competitors · 354 results · 11 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. Carlos Méndez García-Barroso won it with a 8.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

33 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.