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Croatian Open 2016

Zagreb · 3 September 2016 · 14 events · 49 competitors · 106 personal bests

Bence Barát won five of the 14 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jure Gregorc by 0.08 seconds. 49 competitors produced 106 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Dominik Vidaković set the 5×5 single national record: 1:19.80.

Five wins
Bence Barát — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.08s
closest final — Pyraminx, Jure Gregorc over Dušan Zakelšek
106
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Staš Zupanc7.428.87
2×2Staš Zupanc0.732.71
4×4Staš Zupanc36.2539.51
5×5Bence Barát1:03.431:08.98
6×6Bence Barát2:09.052:10.21
7×7Bence Barát2:58.713:02.13
3×3 blindfoldedBence Barát1:00.89
3×3 one-handedStaš Zupanc15.2917.04
ClockJure Gregorc9.229.53
MegaminxMatic Omulec48.7952.29
PyraminxJure Gregorc3.514.71
SkewbDavid Vujasić4.975.86
Square-1Michael Röhrer15.3821.79
3×3 Multi-BlindBence Barát6 of 6 cubes · 42:40

The PB harvest

106 set · 28 still standing
  • Staš Zupanc — 2×2 single 0.73: into the top 0.15% of the event's history.
  • Hunor Mogyorósi — 2×2 single 0.73: into the top 0.15% of the event's history.
  • David Vujasić — 2×2 single 0.85: into the top 0.29% of the event's history.
  • Jure Gregorc — 2×2 single 0.90: into the top 0.38% of the event's history.
  • Nimai Kolega — 2×2 single 0.90: into the top 0.38% of the event's history.
  • István Szepesi-Nagy — 2×2 single 0.90: into the top 0.38% of the event's history.
  • Matic Omulec — 2×2 single 1.26: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Jakov Kesić — 3×3 single 9.65: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

21 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

49 competitors · 594 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. Staš Zupanc won it with a 8.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

49 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.