Competitions · Albania
Albanian Open 2019
Tirana · 16 February 2019 · 7 events · 22 competitors · 28 personal bests
Tobias Peter won three of the seven events (5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Gjorgji Cheshmedjievski by 0.03 seconds. 22 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Lir Ukaj | 7.99 | 8.47 |
| 2×2 | Reto Bubendorf | 2.20 | 2.60 |
| 4×4 | Reto Bubendorf | 36.55 | 41.07 |
| 5×5 | Tobias Peter | 1:05.92 | 1:12.81 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Tobias Peter | 49.30 | 1:03.65 |
| Pyraminx | Tobias Peter | 3.71 | 4.78 |
| Skewb | Gjorgji Cheshmedjievski | 4.32 | 5.32 |
The PB harvest
28 set · 6 still standing- Nikola Petrov — 2×2 single 3.40: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
- Luis Keci — 3×3 single 15.32: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
- David Pantović — Skewb single 10.96: into the top 60.6% of the event's history.
- Nikola Petrov — 4×4 single 1:39.99: into the top 70.6% of the event's history.
- David Pantović — 5×5 single 2:48.53: into the top 74.1% of the event's history.
- Arben Qoku — 3×3 single 1:02.32: into the top 92.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
8 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
22 competitors · 135 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 8.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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F L2 D2 F R2 B' L2 U2 F2 D2 U L' D B' L' F L2 D2 F - 2
F2 U2 L2 D2 L B2 L R D2 B2 U R2 F R B2 R' B L' R D' - 3
D' B2 F2 D L2 F2 U' B2 R2 B2 R2 B' U2 R' U B L2 D F2 R' F' - 4
D B' D2 L2 U L F' U' F U L2 B' L2 B' D2 B' U2 D2 B - 5
D2 B2 R2 D U' L2 R2 U2 F' R2 U' L' R' F2 D F' R U2 R
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Race this final
Everyone who competed
22 competitorsReading 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.