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Wirewood Open 2016

Montevideo · 24 July 2016 · 8 events · 35 competitors · 42 personal bests

Francisco Hamlin won three of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Thiago Rivas by 0.78 seconds. 35 competitors produced 42 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Christian Goñi set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 50.42.

Three wins
Francisco Hamlin — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.78s
closest final — 2×2, Thiago Rivas over Diego Moraes
42
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Francisco Hamlin9.0710.21
2×2Thiago Rivas2.613.27
4×4Francisco Alonso40.9245.28
3×3 blindfoldedChristian Goñi50.42
3×3 one-handedFrancisco Hamlin14.6818.35
MegaminxFrancisco Hamlin1:09.531:16.48
SkewbBruno Lezama4.796.86
3×3 Multi-BlindBértil Estrugo8 of 8 cubes · 57:16

The PB harvest

42 set · 11 still standing
  • Diego Moraes — 2×2 single 1.47: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Alejo Rodriguez — 2×2 single 2.51: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
  • Joaquin Figueredo — 3×3 single 11.64: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Renzo Tissoni — 3×3 single 12.44: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
  • Bértil Estrugo — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 8 of 8 cubes · 57:16: into the top 25.2% of the event's history.
  • Bértil Estrugo — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:37.74: into the top 25.8% of the event's history.
  • Renzo Tissoni — 3×3 one-handed single 25.20: into the top 34.7% of the event's history.
  • Nicolás Gutiérrez — 2×2 single 4.66: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

35 competitors · 157 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. Francisco Hamlin won it with a 10.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.