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Ekerö Open 2026

Ekerö · 31 January 2026 · 9 events · 48 competitors · 74 personal bests

Emil Alpsten won three of the nine events (2×2, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Emil Alpsten by 0.05 seconds. 48 competitors produced 74 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Rustem Toregeldi took a Skewb single of 29.29 down to 9.69, 67 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Emil Alpsten — 2×2, 4×4, Pyraminx
0.05s
closest final — 4×4, Emil Alpsten over Emanuel Skålberg
74
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Vincent von Schantz6.057.03
2×2Emil Alpsten1.462.00
4×4Emil Alpsten28.0830.75
3×3 blindfoldedDaniel Wallin19.58
3×3 one-handedVincent von Schantz9.5111.77
ClockLukas Östman4.044.45
MegaminxDaniel Wallin40.4750.20
PyraminxEmil Alpsten1.612.71
SkewbPep Edén1.672.14

The PB harvest

74 set · 33 still standing
  • Lukas Östman — 2×2 single 1.30: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Max Abramoff — 2×2 single 1.33: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Viggo Wagenius — 2×2 single 1.60: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Karlov — 4×4 single 35.86: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Wilhelm Öhman — Clock single 6.56: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Vanessa Tyszkiewicz — 3×3 single 11.31: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
  • Max Abramoff — 3×3 one-handed single 19.01: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Karlov — Megaminx single 1:20.04: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

48 competitors · 402 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. Vincent von Schantz won it with a 7.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

48 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.