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Competitions · Finland

Elisa Kulma Open 2019

Helsinki · 12 January 2019 · 8 events · 38 competitors · 47 personal bests

Niko Ronkainen won two of the eight events (2×2, Clock) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Niko Ronkainen by 0.15 seconds. 38 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Linus Laurén set the Skewb single national record: 2.03.

Two wins
Niko Ronkainen — 2×2, Clock
0.15s
closest final — 2×2, Niko Ronkainen over Pessi Ansaranta
47
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Pessi Ansaranta9.089.95
2×2Niko Ronkainen2.293.32
4×4Joonas Silvennoinen41.5742.94
3×3 blindfoldedTimo Norrkniivilä34.1440.05
3×3 one-handedLinus Laurén11.3915.81
ClockNiko Ronkainen6.016.80
PyraminxLinus Laurén3.273.97
SkewbUrho Kinnunen3.284.33

The PB harvest

47 set · 6 still standing
  • Juho Arjanne — 3×3 single 9.18: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Valtu Malinen — Pyraminx single 3.78: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Miika Rosvall — Skewb single 8.93: into the top 47.9% of the event's history.
  • Mika Dernov — 3×3 single 27.85: into the top 58.6% of the event's history.
  • Mika Dernov — 2×2 single 7.49: into the top 64.2% of the event's history.
  • Ilmari Jokinen — 3×3 single 35.92: into the top 71.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

38 competitors · 293 results · 8 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. Pessi Ansaranta won it with a 9.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

38 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.