Competitions · Spain
Villa de Catral 2014
Catral, Alicante · 1 November 2014 · 11 events · 24 competitors · 21 personal bests
Jorge Castillo Matas won eight of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Rafael Rodriguez Santana by 0.63 seconds. 24 competitors produced 21 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Marcos Real Gelardo took a 3×3 single of 26.30 down to 17.72, 33 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jorge Castillo Matas | 9.41 | 10.43 |
| 2×2 | Rafael Rodriguez Santana | 2.48 | 3.59 |
| 4×4 | Jorge Castillo Matas | 39.62 | 40.74 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Jorge Castillo Matas | 1:21.80 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jorge Castillo Matas | 15.52 | 18.73 |
| Megaminx | Jorge Castillo Matas | 1:16.57 | 1:22.25 |
| Pyraminx | Jorge Castillo Matas | 3.97 | 5.33 |
| Skewb | Jorge Castillo Matas | 6.08 | 7.36 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Javier Tirado Ortiz | — | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Jorge Castillo Matas | 3 of 4 cubes · 21:00 | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Leovigildo Sánchez Casado | 3:16.85 | — |
The PB harvest
21 set · 7 still standing- Leovigildo Sánchez Casado — Pyraminx single 5.99: into the top 19.9% of the event's history.
- Mario Rodríguez Fernández — Pyraminx single 6.67: into the top 25.2% of the event's history.
- Marcos Real Gelardo — 3×3 single 17.72: into the top 33.2% of the event's history.
- Mario Rodríguez Fernández — 4×4 single 1:11.66: into the top 48.5% of the event's history.
- Josep García Sancho — 2×2 single 6.52: into the top 56.2% of the event's history.
- Josep Sanz Navarro — Megaminx single 2:25.66: into the top 59.2% of the event's history.
- Leovigildo Sánchez Casado — 3×3 with feet single 3:16.85: into the top 77.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person 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
24 competitors · 177 results · 11 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. Jorge Castillo Matas won it with a 10.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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R' U2 R F' R D L' F L F2 L2 F2 U' L2 B2 U2 D' L2 D R2 - 2
D L2 D' L2 D2 R2 D' F2 U2 L F' R U' L B R' F D' B2 U' - 3
D R2 U L2 D L2 B2 D L2 D F' L2 B D' B2 R' F' L' R' B2 U - 4
D2 F2 L2 F L2 F2 U2 F' D2 R' B2 L2 R D L2 R' D U B' F - 5
L D' R' F D2 R D R2 D' B D' L2 F2 L U2 B2 D2 L D2 F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
24 competitors- Alexandre Toledo Guillén
- Carlos Martínez Garrido
- Daniel Martín Martínez
- Elías Leal Manzanera
- Francisco José Campos Rocamora
- Guillermo Cabrera Sánchez
- Javier Tirado Ortiz
- Jorge Castillo Matas
- Jorge Martín Espinosa
- Jose Angel Montesa Solaz
- Josep García Sancho
- Josep Sanz Navarro
- Leovigildo Sánchez Casado
- Luis J. Iáñez
- Manuel Navarro López
- Marcos Real Gelardo
- María Estefanía Martínez Ayala
- Mario Rodríguez Fernández
- Miriam España López
- Óscar Roldán Blay
- Rafael Rodriguez Santana
- Rocío Fernández Usero
- Rubén Moreno Martinez
- Tomás Hernández Pastor
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.