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Competitions · Ecuador

Quito Free 2024

Quito · 18 May 2024 · 3 events · 45 competitors · 22 personal bests

Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña won the 3×3 with a 8.59 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Raúl Gómez by 0.22 seconds. 45 competitors produced 22 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Adrián Leandro Pazmiño Aldás set the Pyraminx average national record: 3.37.

3
events decided
0.22s
closest final — 2×2, Raúl Gómez over Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña
22
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña7.438.59
2×2Raúl Gómez2.002.79
PyraminxAdrián Leandro Pazmiño Aldás3.293.37

The PB harvest

22 set · 10 still standing

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

45 competitors · 158 results · 3 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. Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña won it with a 8.59 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

45 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.