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Albanian Open 2018

Tirana · 14 April 2018 · 7 events · 18 competitors · 2 personal bests

Clément Cherblanc won five of the seven events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Lir Ukaj by 0.13 seconds. 18 competitors produced 2 personal bests, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Aleksandar Dukleski set the 5×5 single national record: 2:30.18.

Five wins
Clément Cherblanc — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb
0.13s
closest final — 3×3, Lir Ukaj over Clément Cherblanc
2
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Lir Ukaj8.3010.82
2×2Clément Cherblanc2.743.53
4×4Clément Cherblanc37.0137.61
5×5Clément Cherblanc1:10.001:21.30
3×3 blindfoldedClément Cherblanc
PyraminxLir Ukaj3.887.04
SkewbClément Cherblanc3.996.64

The PB harvest

2 set · 0 still standing

    First-timers

    13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

    Records watch

    11 regional records were set at this competition.

    The field

    18 competitors · 80 results · 7 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. Lir Ukaj won it with a 10.82 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

    solve 1

    solve 2

    solve 3

    solve 4

    solve 5

    Race this final

    Everyone who competed

    18 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.