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Serena Open 2019

La Serena · 2 March 2019 · 6 events · 40 competitors · 51 personal bests

Felipe Medel won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Megaminx, won by Rodrigo Cabezas by 0.20 seconds. 40 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Felipe Medel set the 2×2 average national record: 2.67.

Four wins
Felipe Medel — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.20s
closest final — Megaminx, Rodrigo Cabezas over Leopoldo Andrés Ibarra Fuentes
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Felipe Medel8.498.82
2×2Felipe Medel2.082.67
4×4Felipe Medel27.7230.48
5×5Felipe Medel1:02.671:07.29
3×3 one-handedLeopoldo Andrés Ibarra Fuentes12.2216.77
MegaminxRodrigo Cabezas46.7948.10

The PB harvest

51 set · 22 still standing

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 239 results · 6 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. Felipe Medel won it with a 8.82 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

40 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.