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Elisa Kulma Open 2020

Helsinki · 11 January 2020 · 8 events · 30 competitors · 38 personal bests

Linus Laurén won four of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Linus Laurén by 0.33 seconds. 30 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 9 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 Pyraminx average national record: 2.50.

Four wins
Linus Laurén — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.33s
closest final — 3×3, Linus Laurén over Callum McArthur-Mortell
38
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Linus Laurén7.728.81
2×2Linus Laurén1.051.99
4×4Clément Cherblanc31.1637.02
5×5Clément Cherblanc1:00.501:08.13
3×3 blindfoldedTimo Norrkniivilä54.04
3×3 one-handedPessi Ansaranta12.8914.00
PyraminxLinus Laurén2.342.50
SkewbLinus Laurén2.993.90

The PB harvest

38 set · 9 still standing
  • Linus Laurén — 2×2 single 0.93: into the top 0.43% of the event's history.
  • Eetu Kaján — Skewb single 3.50: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Arttu Puttonen — Skewb single 3.65: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Arif Zafer — Pyraminx single 4.35: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Arif Zafer — Skewb single 3.94: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Juho Arjanne — 3×3 one-handed single 18.14: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
  • Arif Zafer — 3×3 one-handed single 18.15: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
  • Said Zafer — 2×2 single 3.70: into the top 22.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

30 competitors · 294 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. Linus Laurén won it with a 8.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

30 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.