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Arctic Open 2018

Nordkjosbotn · 10 February 2018 · 12 events · 17 competitors · 36 personal bests

Knut Skaug Haraldsen won six of the twelve events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Knut Skaug Haraldsen by 0.01 seconds. 17 competitors produced 36 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Andreas Jensen Forsgren set the Clock single national record: 9.81.

Six wins
Knut Skaug Haraldsen — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Pyraminx
0.01s
closest final — Pyraminx, Knut Skaug Haraldsen over Stian Nystad Østli
36
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jonathan Hamstad8.158.97
2×2Knut Skaug Haraldsen1.852.58
4×4Knut Skaug Haraldsen38.7441.42
5×5Knut Skaug Haraldsen1:11.961:18.28
3×3 blindfoldedKnut Skaug Haraldsen3:02.97
3×3 Fewest MovesKnut Skaug Haraldsen34 moves
3×3 one-handedUlrik Bredland13.7216.81
ClockAndreas Jensen Forsgren9.8111.42
PyraminxKnut Skaug Haraldsen3.404.54
SkewbUlrik Bredland4.084.86
Square-1Andreas Jensen Forsgren8.6013.75
3×3 with feetAndreas Jensen Forsgren1:05.371:09.27

The PB harvest

36 set · 7 still standing
  • Einar Kvam Lundberg — Skewb single 2.73: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Remy Rodal — 2×2 single 4.25: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
  • Aron Risan — Skewb single 9.19: into the top 49.7% of the event's history.
  • Even Uri — 5×5 single 2:01.47: into the top 50.1% of the event's history.
  • Aron Risan — 3×3 single 31.68: into the top 65.4% of the event's history.
  • Remy Rodal — 3×3 one-handed single 48.56: into the top 75.4% of the event's history.
  • Mari Emaus Bentsen — 3×3 single 1:20.52: into the top 96.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

17 competitors · 198 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

17 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.