Competitions · Spain
Santa Pola Open 2018
Santa Pola · 8 December 2018 · 9 events · 46 competitors · 57 personal bests
Daniel Gracia Ortiz won four of the nine events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Daniel Gracia Ortiz by 0.20 seconds. 46 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Jesús Paulino Gómez Martos took a 4×4 single of 4:31.57 down to 2:24.04, 47 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jerónimo Ibarra Bernal | 9.16 | 10.24 |
| 2×2 | Daniel Gracia Ortiz | 1.56 | 3.04 |
| 4×4 | Daniel Gracia Ortiz | 36.96 | 38.51 |
| 5×5 | Jerónimo Ibarra Bernal | 1:06.24 | 1:15.82 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Daniel Gracia Ortiz | 1:10.32 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Rafael Rodriguez Santana | 34 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jorge Alfageme Sotillos | 15.26 | 15.89 |
| Pyraminx | Daniel Gracia Ortiz | 4.62 | 5.13 |
| Skewb | Manuel Arjona Crespo | 2.85 | 4.00 |
The PB harvest
57 set · 19 still standing- Raúl Banacloche Biot — 2×2 single 1.27: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Jorge Alfageme Sotillos — 2×2 single 1.42: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Lucía Pascual Muñoz — 2×2 single 1.74: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Sergio Torrijos Santano — 2×2 single 1.86: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
- Jerónimo Ibarra Bernal — 3×3 one-handed single 15.84: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
- Juan Carlos Aguado Seminario — 3×3 one-handed single 16.51: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
- Juan Carlos Aguado Seminario — 5×5 single 1:15.65: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
- Javier López Fernández — 5×5 single 1:26.48: into the top 24.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
46 competitors · 402 results · 9 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. Jerónimo Ibarra Bernal won it with a 10.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L' U D' L' U' R B' L F U R' F2 D2 L F2 B2 D2 L' D2 F2 - 2
L' F U2 B' U L D' B2 D B R' F U2 F D2 F B' D2 B - 3
B2 F2 R2 U' L2 B2 U' R2 U' F2 U L' B' R F D2 R' D' U' R F - 4
B U2 B F L2 F' D B' F L D2 B2 R' D2 F D' B2 - 5
U2 R F2 L2 F2 R2 D2 U2 B R2 U B' L' F' D L F' U' B'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
46 competitors- Adrián Martínez Macías
- Alba Periago
- Alberto Navalón Lillo
- Alberto Romero
- Alejandro Navarro
- Alexandre Toledo Guillén
- Álvaro Cardona Fernández
- Celia López Martín
- César Pérez García
- Daniel Gracia Ortiz
- Fernando Barroso Gea
- Fernando Sáez Lázaro
- Jaime Calvo Sotillos
- Javier López Fernández
- Javier Tirado Ortiz
- Jerónimo Ibarra Bernal
- Jesús Cuenca Martínez
- Jesús Paulino Gómez Martos
- Joan Serrano Louzan
- Jorge Alfageme Sotillos
- Jorge Antonio Calvo Sanz
- José Miguel Lorente Pérez
- José Miguel Romero Castellón
- Juan Carlos Aguado Seminario
- Julia Tomás Cuenca
- Lledó Tirado Miralles
- Lucía Pascual Muñoz
- Luis Tomás Cuenca
- Luis Vivancos Cano
- Manuel Arjona Crespo
- Marc García Díaz
- Mauro Andrés García
- Miguel Sánchez Escribano
- Montse García Cerdán
- Néstor Mayor Lara
- Pelayo Navarro Toraño
- Piotr Zambrzycki
- Rafael Rodriguez Santana
- Raúl Banacloche Biot
- Raúl Jaén Pérez
- Roberto Martínez Macías
- Rocío Fernández Usero
- Rodrigo Pueblas Núñez
- Rubén Moreno Martinez
- Sergio Torrijos Santano
- Vsevolod Volkov
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.