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Competitions · Venezuela

Reencuentro Mérida 2018

Mérida · 27 October 2018 · 7 events · 25 competitors · 14 personal bests

Bernardo Torres won four of the seven events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Bernardo Torres by 0.36 seconds. 25 competitors produced 14 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Bernardo Torres set the 3×3 single national record: 7.51.

Four wins
Bernardo Torres — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.36s
closest final — 2×2, Bernardo Torres over Franklin Ronquillo
14
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Alberto Sánchez Dugarte10.4011.88
2×2Bernardo Torres3.023.21
4×4Bernardo Torres29.4232.46
3×3 blindfoldedFranklin Ronquillo3:24.46
3×3 one-handedBernardo Torres13.2315.53
MegaminxBernardo Torres58.011:02.22
PyraminxDaniel Alberto Sánchez Dugarte2.614.40

The PB harvest

14 set · 8 still standing

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

25 competitors · 126 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. Daniel Alberto Sánchez Dugarte won it with a 11.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

25 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.