Competitions · Algeria
Algeria Winter Open 2017
Algiers · 28 December 2017 · 6 events · 32 competitors · 44 personal bests
Moez Boussarsar won five of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Moez Boussarsar by 0.74 seconds. 32 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Moez Boussarsar | 9.62 | 12.58 |
| 4×4 | Moez Boussarsar | 37.34 | 39.76 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Tarek Bazizi | 2:43.32 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Moez Boussarsar | 16.79 | 19.08 |
| Megaminx | Moez Boussarsar | 1:16.82 | 1:24.20 |
| Pyraminx | Moez Boussarsar | 7.10 | 7.65 |
The PB harvest
44 set · 23 still standing- Haithem Chirane — 3×3 single 14.71: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
- Younes Haffedh — Pyraminx single 6.86: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
- Aymen Aissaoui — 3×3 one-handed single 25.79: into the top 36.2% of the event's history.
- Fadi Aissaoui — 3×3 one-handed single 26.16: into the top 37.2% of the event's history.
- Haithem Chirane — 4×4 single 1:02.74: into the top 39.4% of the event's history.
- Hadil Wissal Meradi — 3×3 single 21.18: into the top 43.2% of the event's history.
- Haithem Chirane — 3×3 one-handed single 29.26: into the top 44.9% of the event's history.
- Achraf Boussahi — Pyraminx single 9.41: into the top 48.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
3 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
32 competitors · 109 results · 6 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. Moez Boussarsar won it with a 12.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F R' F2 U2 L D B U2 F2 U B' R2 B2 R' D2 R2 F2 R U2 - 2
B2 F2 U2 R' U2 R2 B2 D2 R B L2 B2 U L' R' F' U2 B U' B - 3
R2 U2 F' U2 B2 D2 R2 D2 F R2 B L' D' U2 B R U F2 U B' - 4
D2 U' B2 U R2 F2 L' D B D U B2 L2 R B D L2 U2 - 5
U2 R2 D' F2 D2 F2 U' B2 F L' B U F L' U2 F2 L B R
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
32 competitors- Abdelmokit Abed
- Achraf Boussahi
- Ahmed Yacine Atoussi
- Anes Haffedh
- Aymen Aissaoui
- Aziz Boussarsar
- Bouhafs Boukri
- Fadi Aissaoui
- Hadil Wissal Meradi
- Haithem Chirane
- Hamza Kherbouche
- Hayat Farah Benantar
- Imen Khenchelaoui
- Insaf Boussahi
- Lokmane Bahi
- Louay Bekkar
- Meryame Arezki
- Moez Boussarsar
- Mohamed Abderrahmen Maouch
- Mouhamed Islem Boukri
- Naïm Beneddra
- Nouha Boussahi
- Roufaida Insaf Mamou
- Slimane Siroukane
- Tarek Bazizi
- Yacine Habbi
- Yosr Boussarsar
- Youcef Kouadria
- Youcef Maouch
- Younes Bahi
- Younes Haffedh
- Zoubir Lebbihiat
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.