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Bahrain Open 2017

A'ali · 18 November 2017 · 5 events · 63 competitors · 13 personal bests

Francisco Hamlin won five of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Francisco Hamlin by 2.20 seconds. 63 competitors produced 13 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and 54 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Eissa Alshemali set the 4×4 single national record: 1:01.16.

Five wins
Francisco Hamlin — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
2.20s
closest final — 2×2, Francisco Hamlin over Hussain Bukhamsin
13
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Francisco Hamlin8.9610.50
2×2Francisco Hamlin2.022.80
4×4Francisco Hamlin35.0040.53
3×3 one-handedFrancisco Hamlin11.9713.61
PyraminxFrancisco Hamlin4.106.00

The PB harvest

13 set · 3 still standing
  • Fawaz Taha — 4×4 single 50.46: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.
  • Eissa Alshemali — 4×4 single 1:01.16: into the top 37.7% of the event's history.
  • Rashid Alhajri — 3×3 one-handed single 28.26: into the top 42.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

54 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

19 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

63 competitors · 192 results · 5 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. Francisco Hamlin won it with a 10.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1F2 R2 D L2 U2 F2 R2 U' L2 F' D B2 R' F' L' F R' F2
  2. 2U' F R D' B2 R2 U' B U' L' D' L2 B2 R2 B2 U' F2 B2 D R2
  3. 3F' R' B L F' L U2 L U D F2 B2 R F2 R F2 U2 R
  4. 4R2 B L2 D2 F' D2 R2 D2 R2 F R2 U' L' D' L' R B' R2 B2 F
  5. 5D2 B F L2 B' D2 F' D2 U' B L D' R' U F' D2 U R U2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.