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Competitions · Mexico

Speedcube Weekend Merida 2016

Mérida, Yucatán · 4 June 2016 · 5 events · 39 competitors · 13 personal bests

Aldair Coronel Ruíz won four of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Aldair Coronel Ruíz by 0.56 seconds. 39 competitors produced 13 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Antonio Saíd Maldonado Pinzón took a 2×2 single of 3.38 down to 1.33, 61 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Aldair Coronel Ruíz — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.56s
closest final — 2×2, Aldair Coronel Ruíz over Antonio Saíd Maldonado Pinzón
13
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Aldair Coronel Ruíz9.6111.14
2×2Aldair Coronel Ruíz3.454.47
4×4Aldair Coronel Ruíz40.3546.13
3×3 one-handedAldair Coronel Ruíz20.2724.06
PyraminxLuis Mario Bonilla Falcón9.5411.29

The PB harvest

13 set · 8 still standing

First-timers

31 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

39 competitors · 169 results · 5 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. Aldair Coronel Ruíz won it with a 11.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

39 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.