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Banja Luka Open 2018

Banja Luka · 28 April 2018 · 14 events · 45 competitors · 71 personal bests

Matic Omulec won six of the 14 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Marcel Ručigaj by 0.24 seconds. 45 competitors produced 71 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ammar Draganović set the 3×3 with feet single national record: 2:27.80.

Six wins
Matic Omulec — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx, 3×3 with feet
0.24s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Marcel Ručigaj over Nejc Ian Čurman
71
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nejc Ian Čurman8.249.50
2×2Marcel Ručigaj2.242.62
4×4Matic Omulec36.4542.11
5×5Matic Omulec1:12.841:18.57
6×6Matic Omulec2:13.242:27.87
7×7Matic Omulec4:08.294:12.72
3×3 blindfoldedDušan Zakelšek1:34.48
3×3 Fewest MovesMarcel Ručigaj31 moves
3×3 one-handedMarcel Ručigaj17.8919.30
MegaminxMatic Omulec44.2748.61
PyraminxDušan Zakelšek3.684.83
SkewbNejc Ian Čurman2.163.95
Square-1Nejc Ian Čurman9.1911.63
3×3 with feetMatic Omulec57.911:22.81

The PB harvest

71 set · 25 still standing
  • Belmin Arnaut — 2×2 single 1.34: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Nejc Ian Čurman — Skewb single 2.16: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Ammar Draganović — 2×2 single 1.70: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Petar Oreč — 2×2 single 1.97: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Đorđe Vuković — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • David Pantović — 3×3 single 10.91: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Đorđe Vuković — Pyraminx single 5.21: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
  • Matic Omulec — 3×3 with feet single 57.91: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

26 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

45 competitors · 385 results · 14 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. Nejc Ian Čurman won it with a 9.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

45 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.