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Competitions · Spain

Ruta Cubera: Aigües Open 2025

Aigües, Alicante · 25 October 2025 · 7 events · 44 competitors · 27 personal bests

Josete Sánchez won two of the seven events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Josete Sánchez by 0.13 seconds. 44 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Carlos Pérez Martínez took a Clock single of 24.64 down to 13.67, 45 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Josete Sánchez — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded
0.13s
closest final — 3×3, Josete Sánchez over Daniel Hamilton
27
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Josete Sánchez7.649.58
2×2Daniel Hamilton1.552.50
4×4Elies Qin Lloret Garcia29.8134.78
3×3 blindfoldedJosete Sánchez48.48
ClockJose Sánchez García4.114.75
MegaminxDaniel Hamilton45.5149.35
PyraminxAlex Hamilton2.022.55

The PB harvest

27 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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 · 231 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. Josete Sánchez won it with a 9.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.