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Rodeo Carnivals 2017

Mérida · 24 February 2017 · 12 events · 36 competitors · 35 personal bests

Daniel Alberto Sánchez Dugarte won five of the twelve events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniel Andres Ruiz Araque by 0.03 seconds. 36 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Eduard Esteban García Domínguez set the 3×3 with feet single national record: 45.93.

Five wins
Daniel Alberto Sánchez Dugarte — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Daniel Andres Ruiz Araque over Oscar Alberto Ceballos Contreras
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Alberto Sánchez Dugarte10.3710.73
2×2Daniel Andres Ruiz Araque3.353.89
4×4Daniel Alberto Sánchez Dugarte40.4246.33
5×5Daniel Alberto Sánchez Dugarte1:21.411:23.31
6×6Oscar Nieto2:39.702:46.22
7×7Oscar Nieto4:00.844:05.42
3×3 blindfoldedDiego Alejandro Casas Jimenez2:16.612:26.17
3×3 one-handedDaniel Alberto Sánchez Dugarte13.7919.48
MegaminxOscar Nieto58.871:06.02
PyraminxDaniel Alberto Sánchez Dugarte3.665.55
Square-1Giovanny Coronado15.3019.44
3×3 with feetEduard Esteban García Domínguez45.9355.51

The PB harvest

35 set · 8 still standing

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

36 competitors · 207 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. Daniel Alberto Sánchez Dugarte won it with a 10.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

36 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.