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Bratislava Open 2016

Bratislava · 19 November 2016 · 9 events · 47 competitors · 66 personal bests

Bence Barát won five of the nine events (2×2, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Viktor Kalmar by 0.37 seconds. 47 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Marek Majerik set the 7×7 single national record: 3:55.04.

Five wins
Bence Barát — 2×2, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves
0.37s
closest final — 3×3, Viktor Kalmar over Matěj Grohmann
66
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Viktor Kalmar9.249.72
2×2Bence Barát2.192.90
4×4Matěj Grohmann37.0538.68
5×5Bence Barát1:04.651:09.42
6×6Bence Barát2:10.242:13.25
7×7Bence Barát2:56.853:08.36
3×3 blindfoldedÁdám Barta26.20
3×3 Fewest MovesBence Barát26 moves29.00
3×3 one-handedMatěj Grohmann13.1616.17

The PB harvest

66 set · 7 still standing
  • Matúš Buffa — 3×3 single 8.47: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Petr Ambrož — 2×2 single 2.17: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Matúš Buffa — 5×5 single 1:16.49: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
  • Pavel Jelínek — 4×4 single 44.75: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
  • Bence János Csuti — 6×6 single 3:30.02: into the top 54.7% of the event's history.
  • Patrik Školník — 5×5 single 2:53.22: into the top 75.8% of the event's history.
  • Tobias Högn — 3×3 single 43.28: into the top 80.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 413 results · 9 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. Viktor Kalmar won it with a 9.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

47 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.