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Estonian Open 2018

Tallinn · 8 September 2018 · 11 events · 55 competitors · 126 personal bests

Linus Laurén won seven of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Linus Laurén by 0.24 seconds. 55 competitors produced 126 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Andrei Solntsev set the 3×3 Multi-Blind single national record: 5 of 6 cubes · 34:39.

Seven wins
Linus Laurén — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.24s
closest final — Pyraminx, Linus Laurén over Markuss Pietkuns
126
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Linus Laurén7.107.89
2×2Linus Laurén1.151.94
4×4Linus Laurén37.5141.26
5×5Dmitry Kryuzban1:08.731:19.34
3×3 blindfoldedAndrei Solntsev1:38.25—
3×3 one-handedLinus Laurén13.9014.85
MegaminxKristiāns Pietkuns56.6258.43
PyraminxLinus Laurén2.454.30
SkewbLinus Laurén3.744.33
Square-1Linus Laurén8.6311.30
3×3 Multi-BlindAndrei Solntsev5 of 6 cubes · 34:39—

The PB harvest

126 set · 21 still standing
  • Mikus Lembergs — 3×3 one-handed single 11.67: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Francis Daniels Veğeris — 3×3 single 9.13: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Erik Kippus — 2×2 single 2.34: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
  • Mārtiņš Smilga — 2×2 single 2.85: into the top 12.6% of the event's history.
  • Kert Kurist — 2×2 single 3.11: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
  • Kert Kurist — 3×3 single 14.52: into the top 22.8% of the event's history.
  • Kert Kurist — 4×4 single 51.97: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
  • Kert Kurist — 3×3 one-handed single 22.60: into the top 27.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

17 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

55 competitors · 580 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. Linus Laurén won it with a 7.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

55 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.