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Sundbyberg, Stockholm · 26 August 2023 · 6 events · 61 competitors · 66 personal bests
Alve Carlqvist won two of the six events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Alve Carlqvist by 0.08 seconds. 61 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Max Siivola took a 3×3 single of 37.98 down to 17.96, 53 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Alve Carlqvist | 7.55 | 8.86 |
| 2×2 | Alve Carlqvist | 1.31 | 1.98 |
| 4×4 | Samuel Eklund-Hanna | 34.92 | 38.68 |
| 5×5 | Samuel Eklund-Hanna | 1:07.40 | 1:16.44 |
| Megaminx | Love Rindsjö | 59.88 | 1:03.48 |
| Pyraminx | Thomas Mæhle Schmidt | 2.92 | 3.51 |
The PB harvest
66 set · 11 still standing- Aron Airaksinen — 4×4 single 43.47: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
- Elvira Holmer — 3×3 single 13.87: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
- Adam Östberg — 3×3 single 14.30: into the top 22.0% of the event's history.
- Adam Östberg — Pyraminx single 6.51: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
- Tatu Lehtilä — 2×2 single 3.92: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.
- Rasmus Jönsson — 5×5 single 1:32.53: into the top 29.4% of the event's history.
- Tatu Lehtilä — 3×3 single 18.75: into the top 36.4% of the event's history.
- Adam Östberg — 4×4 single 1:00.30: into the top 36.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
61 competitors · 359 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. Alve Carlqvist won it with a 8.86 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L' U2 B' F2 D2 B D2 L2 F' D2 B' D' L' D' B2 D' L2 U R2 - 2
D L' B' L B R2 L B' U B' R2 F' U2 L2 U2 B2 U2 D2 - 3
L' U2 L2 U2 B2 U2 R' B2 D' F2 U F2 D2 L' B U L2 R2 B - 4
F2 D2 F' L2 D' F2 U' F2 U' F2 D R2 L' U' L F' L2 F' L - 5
L' D R2 D2 F' L U' R' U2 R2 F L2 F R2 F' R2 B2 U2 B' R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
61 competitors- Adam Östberg
- Adrian Svensson
- Agathon Ekesiöö
- Alexander Hammarbäck
- Algot Skoog
- Alve Carlqvist
- Anton Löfberg
- Aron Airaksinen
- Axel Folke Sjöberg
- Axel Nässén Magnusson
- Björn Arvidsson
- Carlos Wang
- Dante Tellechea Hultmark
- Elvira Holmer
- Emil Degerman
- Erland Flodman
- Filip Åström
- Gabriel Börjesson
- Gustav Svensson
- Hannes Thorsson
- Hans Holm
- Helmer Forsgren
- Hugo Bobic Edenius
- Jack Belloni Sahlin
- Jack Högberg Hjälm
- Jasmin Andrade Dajan
- Jonas André
- Jovi Ivarsson
- Kacper Terlecki
- Laura Dawidiak
- Leon Holmgren
- Lilian Zetterman
- Love Rindsjö
- Ludvig Söderström
- Ludwig Ivarsson
- Lukas Brandberg
- Malin Hultmark
- Marie Eklöf
- Mattias Wang
- Max Abramoff
- Max Siivola
- Mazen Andrade Dajan
- Olle Folkesson
- Peter Hugosson-Miller
- Rasmus Brolin
- Rasmus Jönsson
- Samuel Eklund-Hanna
- Samuel Johannisson Mählqvist
- Sean O'Reilly
- Simon Gällstedt
- Stellan Mörling
- Tatu Lehtilä
- Thomas Mæhle Schmidt
- Tom Lundborg
- Tristan Grabski
- Ture Lübcke
- Vanessa Tyszkiewicz
- Viktor Hallvig
- Viktor Nyman Müller
- Yebum Choi
- Zakhar Minkov
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.