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Competitions · Ecuador

Vacaciones Cuenca Open 2024

Cuenca · 6 July 2024 · 8 events · 28 competitors · 40 personal bests

Daniel Gutierrez won seven of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Carlos Mario Ortiz Alay by 0.02 seconds. 28 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Valentín Vintimilla took a Pyraminx single of 16.85 down to 6.35, 62 percent better in one day.

Seven wins
Daniel Gutierrez — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.02s
closest final — 2×2, Carlos Mario Ortiz Alay over Daniel Gutierrez
40
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Gutierrez6.677.27
2×2Carlos Mario Ortiz Alay3.193.98
4×4Daniel Gutierrez30.5232.49
3×3 one-handedDaniel Gutierrez10.6011.85
ClockDaniel Gutierrez7.959.75
MegaminxDaniel Gutierrez43.9447.79
PyraminxDaniel Gutierrez2.123.15
SkewbDaniel Gutierrez5.596.14

The PB harvest

40 set · 14 still standing

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

28 competitors · 137 results · 8 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. Daniel Gutierrez won it with a 7.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

28 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.