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Competitions → Republic of Korea → Busan Winter 2018

Competitions · Republic of Korea

Busan Winter 2018

부산광역시 (Busan) · 16 December 2018 · 6 events · 87 competitors · 96 personal bests

Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) won three of the six events (3×3, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) by 0.07 seconds. 87 competitors produced 96 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) set the 7×7 single national record: 2:08.46.

Three wins
Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) — 3×3, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.07s
closest final — 2×2, Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) over DongSoo Park (박동수)
96
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)6.167.51
2×2Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호)1.802.81
7×7Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)2:08.462:15.17
3×3 one-handedSeung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)10.4212.78
MegaminxDongSoo Park (박동수)41.3945.28
SkewbYeon Kyun Park (박연균)3.374.32

The PB harvest

96 set · 30 still standing

First-timers

23 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

87 competitors · 321 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. Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) won it with a 7.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

87 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.