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Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Panamá 2024

Panama City · 31 August 2024 · 2 events · 44 competitors · 30 personal bests

David Montenegro won the 3×3 with a 10.04 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luciano Rocha by 0.17 seconds. 44 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Javier Gomez took a 2×2 single of 12.16 down to 6.61, 46 percent better in one day.

2
events decided
0.17s
closest final — 2×2, Luciano Rocha over David Montenegro
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3David Montenegro8.7610.04
2×2Luciano Rocha1.513.49

The PB harvest

30 set · 10 still standing

First-timers

Ten 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

44 competitors · 158 results · 2 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. David Montenegro won it with a 10.04 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

44 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.