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ÅF Swedish Cube Open 2016

Trollhättan · 15 October 2016 · 18 events · 93 competitors · 178 personal bests

Daniel Wallin won five of the 18 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniel Wallin by 0.03 seconds. 93 competitors produced 178 personal bests, 63 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Adam Kjörk set the 3×3 with feet single national record: 42.75.

Five wins
Daniel Wallin — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, Clock, Square-1
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Daniel Wallin over Thomas Mæhle Schmidt
178
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Wallin8.028.99
2×2Daniel Wallin2.002.58
4×4Daniel Wallin35.4038.03
5×5Simon Westlund1:05.691:07.22
6×6Simon Westlund2:15.252:22.50
7×7Simon Westlund3:23.363:27.54
3×3 blindfoldedTomas Kristiansson54.68—
3×3 Fewest MovesSimon Westlund33 moves—
3×3 one-handedJoel Ulin13.4714.51
ClockDaniel Wallin5.687.81
MegaminxSimon Westlund45.8655.48
PyraminxThomas Mæhle Schmidt2.833.98
SkewbThomas Mæhle Schmidt2.604.46
Square-1Daniel Wallin13.4614.23
4×4 blindfoldedMats Bergsten7:11.127:34.96
5×5 blindfoldedMats Bergsten13:28.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindTomas Kristiansson20 of 20 cubes · 51:24—
3×3 with feetAdam Kjörk42.7554.86

The PB harvest

178 set · 63 still standing
  • Thomas Mæhle Schmidt — Pyraminx single 1.74: into the top 0.73% of the event's history.
  • Ludvig Sandh — Skewb single 3.11: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Simon Wiksell — Pyraminx single 3.69: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Elias Strid — 3×3 single 9.73: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Xenia Lööv — Skewb single 3.37: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Hampus Åberg — Pyraminx single 4.12: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Anton Nilsson — 3×3 single 10.93: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Mæhle Schmidt — Square-1 single 12.24: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

93 competitors · 699 results · 18 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 Wallin won it with a 8.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

93 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.