Competitions · Albania
Albanian Open 2022
Tirana · 25 June 2022 · 7 events · 44 competitors · 30 personal bests
Lir Ukaj won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Lir Ukaj by 0.04 seconds. 44 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Lir Ukaj | 7.21 | 7.64 |
| 2×2 | Lir Ukaj | 2.25 | 2.74 |
| 4×4 | Finn Ickler | 31.79 | 34.03 |
| 5×5 | Lir Ukaj | 1:02.14 | 1:05.69 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Biant Shkololli | 45.27 | — |
| Pyraminx | Gjorgji Cheshmedjievski | 2.34 | 4.10 |
| Skewb | Daniel Gracia Ortiz | 3.69 | 5.09 |
The PB harvest
30 set · 18 still standing- Simone Marcellini — 3×3 single 6.20: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
- Biant Shkololli — 3×3 single 8.25: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Aleksandar Dukleski — 2×2 single 2.07: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Aleksandar Dukleski — 4×4 single 33.51: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Simone Marcellini — 4×4 single 34.08: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
- Simone Marcellini — Pyraminx single 4.34: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
- Borjan Baboski — 5×5 single 1:38.28: into the top 34.1% of the event's history.
- Zexi Wang (王泽希) — 3×3 single 19.08: into the top 37.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
11 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
44 competitors · 239 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 7.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R' L' F' U' R2 L' U' B2 L F2 U' B2 D B2 D F2 U' F2 U' - 2
D' L2 B2 L2 B2 U2 F U2 B' R F' U B2 F' R' D2 B F' L' - 3
F' B' R' D' B2 L' U' F' B2 D2 R F2 U R2 L2 D2 F2 D' L2 - 4
D2 F' D2 B2 D2 B2 L2 F' U2 R' D2 F' U2 R' D' U L U2 L' B - 5
D2 F2 R' F2 L' R B2 R' F U R B U' R' B' D' U2 B
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
44 competitors- Adrián Martínez Macías
- Albi Sevrani
- Aleksandar Arsovski
- Aleksandar Dukleski
- Alexander Shehu
- Alexey Mikhailov
- Arenc Nuri
- Biant Shkololli
- Borjan Baboski
- Daniel Gracia Ortiz
- Diana Kostadinova
- Enea Kostallari
- Erida Troqe
- Ethan Morton
- Fatih Çapraz
- Finn Ickler
- Fladijon Tafili
- Gjorgji Cheshmedjievski
- Grace Morton
- Henri Simoni
- Hermes Spahi
- Jesús Lindo García
- Kevin Sufaj
- Kristian Dhimitri
- Leart Ukaj
- Lir Ukaj
- Luis Keci
- Marin Baholli
- Matei-Alexandru Ghencea
- Matias Hasanaj
- Moses Kemp
- Nasiel Tafili
- Ramona Orzel
- Regi Ajdini
- Ron van Bruchem
- Samuel Dumi
- Samuel Mema
- Sergio Torrijos Santano
- Simone Cantarelli
- Simone Marcellini
- Simone Santarsiero
- Thomas Mako
- Xhonatan Kapxhiu
- Zexi Wang (王泽希)
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.