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Competitions · Argentina

Santiago Cubea 2023

La Banda, Santiago del Estero · 16 September 2023 · 10 events · 34 competitors · 29 personal bests

Theo Goluboff won eight of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Carlos Villanueva by 0.79 seconds. 34 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Theo Goluboff set the Pyraminx single continental record: 0.97.

Eight wins
Theo Goluboff — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.79s
closest final — Clock, Carlos Villanueva over Theo Goluboff
29
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Theo Goluboff5.866.91
2×2Theo Goluboff1.671.95
4×4Theo Goluboff24.4627.29
3×3 blindfoldedGuido Dipietro30.28
3×3 one-handedTheo Goluboff8.7710.42
ClockCarlos Villanueva4.856.24
MegaminxTheo Goluboff31.5940.89
PyraminxTheo Goluboff0.973.28
SkewbTheo Goluboff4.084.95
Square-1Theo Goluboff10.1811.49

The PB harvest

29 set · 7 still standing
  • Theo Goluboff — Pyraminx single 0.97: into the top 0.026% of the event's history.
  • Manuel Honorato — Pyraminx single 2.16: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Carlos Villanueva — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:07.17: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
  • Cristian Ezequiel Vega — Megaminx single 1:24.91: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
  • Marco Margaría — 3×3 single 16.00: into the top 27.8% of the event's history.
  • Marco Margaría — 2×2 single 4.94: into the top 38.6% of the event's history.
  • Ignacio Naval — 4×4 single 1:08.34: into the top 45.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

34 competitors · 249 results · 10 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. Theo Goluboff won it with a 6.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

34 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.