Competitions · Spain
UPV Open 2014
Valencia · 18 October 2014 · 14 events · 36 competitors · 43 personal bests
Alexander Olleta del Molino won five of the 14 events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Sergi Sabat by 0.18 seconds. 36 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Germán Bernácer Sanchis took a 2×2 single of 24.41 down to 7.58, 69 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sergi Sabat | 9.31 | 12.36 |
| 2×2 | Sergi Sabat | 3.58 | 4.38 |
| 4×4 | Alessandro Manopulo | 43.31 | 47.22 |
| 5×5 | Carlos Tapp | 1:22.96 | 1:34.52 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Alexander Olleta del Molino | 1:21.65 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Alexander Olleta del Molino | 25 moves | 32.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Alexander Olleta del Molino | 21.00 | 26.86 |
| Clock | Javier Tirado Ortiz | 7.40 | 8.87 |
| Megaminx | Elisabet Delgado Mas | 1:16.43 | 1:19.86 |
| Pyraminx | Luis J. Iáñez | 5.63 | 5.89 |
| Skewb | Alessandro Manopulo | 6.16 | 6.69 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Alexander Olleta del Molino | — | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Sergi Sabat | 4 of 4 cubes · 19:41 | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Alexander Olleta del Molino | 1:29.56 | 1:38.96 |
The PB harvest
43 set · 13 still standing- Guillermo Cabrera Sánchez — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
- Guillermo Cabrera Sánchez — 3×3 single 11.55: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
- Diego Puig — 3×3 single 16.09: into the top 28.1% of the event's history.
- Jesús Masanet García — Skewb single 6.38: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
- Elisabet Delgado Mas — 2×2 single 4.40: into the top 31.6% of the event's history.
- Raúl Sancho Molinero — Skewb single 6.81: into the top 32.2% of the event's history.
- Carlos Tapp — Skewb single 8.81: into the top 47.2% of the event's history.
- Lorenzo Moreno Pueyo — 2×2 single 5.78: into the top 48.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. 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
36 competitors · 249 results · 14 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. Sergi Sabat won it with a 12.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 B L' D2 R' L U' D F R U' R F2 U2 R2 B2 L' D2 L2 U2 - 2
B2 R2 D' R2 D' R2 F2 D' F2 U F' D' R B' U L2 R U2 F' D' - 3
F' B L' U R2 B L2 D' B U L F U2 F2 R2 U2 L2 B D2 L2 - 4
L2 D' B D' L2 F L2 F' U2 R D' F2 B2 R L2 U2 R2 D2 - 5
F2 R2 F' D2 B' F' D2 L2 F' L B2 D L B L2 U B' R B'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
36 competitors- Alejandro Guijarro
- Alessandro Manopulo
- Alexander Olleta del Molino
- Beatriz Moreno Navalpotro
- Carlos Tapp
- Daniel Pérez Hoscheid
- Diego Puig
- Elisabet Delgado Mas
- Germán Bernácer Sanchis
- Guillermo Cabrera Sánchez
- Héctor Chuliá Gil
- Javier Bolea Moll
- Javier Cabezuelo Sánchez
- Javier Hernandez Requena
- Javier Rodríguez Domínguez
- Javier Tirado Ortiz
- Jesús Masanet García
- Jordi Marco Terraes
- Jorge Cloquell
- Jose Angel Montesa Solaz
- José Collado San Pedro
- Jose Maria Moreno Pueyo
- Josep García Sancho
- Josep Sanz Navarro
- Lorenzo Moreno Pueyo
- Luis Benedicto
- Luis J. Iáñez
- Manuel Bajo Buenestado
- María Gloria Castro Ortiz
- Óscar Gil Suárez
- Óscar Roldán Blay
- Paco Fabregat
- Rafael Espada Iniesta
- Raúl Sancho Molinero
- Ricardo Bayona Salvador
- Sergi Sabat
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.