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Cubing Egypt Winter 2020

Cairo · 7 March 2020 · 11 events · 57 competitors · 56 personal bests

Niko Ronkainen won eight of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Mohannad Mahmoud Fathy by 1.14 seconds. 57 competitors produced 56 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mohannad Mahmoud Fathy set the 3×3 single national record: 8.92.

Eight wins
Niko Ronkainen — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb
1.14s
closest final — Square-1, Mohannad Mahmoud Fathy over Mahmoud Salah El Deberky
56
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Niko Ronkainen9.9610.33
2×2Niko Ronkainen1.323.37
4×4Niko Ronkainen40.1047.98
6×6Niko Ronkainen2:20.592:34.57
7×7Niko Ronkainen3:33.403:50.16
3×3 blindfoldedYahia Ahmed Abdallah Elhawy3:27.00
3×3 one-handedNiko Ronkainen17.2919.07
MegaminxPhilopatir Bichoy Raafat Chenouda1:15.211:26.90
PyraminxNiko Ronkainen4.625.61
SkewbNiko Ronkainen2.034.53
Square-1Mohannad Mahmoud Fathy43.9348.09

The PB harvest

56 set · 36 still standing

First-timers

35 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

12 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

57 competitors · 216 results · 11 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. Niko Ronkainen won it with a 10.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

57 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.