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Competitions · Spain

WCA European Championship 2018

Madrid · 19 July 2018 · 18 events · 587 competitors · 824 personal bests

Ciarán Beahan won two of the 18 events (5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Antonie Paterakis by 0.03 seconds. 587 competitors produced 824 personal bests, 161 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Juan Pablo Huanqui set the Megaminx single world record: 29.49.

Two wins
Ciarán Beahan — 5×5, 6×6
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Antonie Paterakis over Martin Vædele Egdal
824
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mats Valk6.337.24
2×2Antonie Paterakis1.081.62
4×4Sebastian Weyer20.9523.46
5×5Ciarán Beahan45.6650.41
6×6Ciarán Beahan1:28.791:33.65
7×7Simon Stannek2:18.782:23.72
3×3 blindfoldedSebastiano Tronto22.89—
3×3 Fewest MovesHarry Savage24 moves26.00
3×3 one-handedAntoine Cantin10.1111.43
ClockWojciech Knott5.845.99
MegaminxJuan Pablo Huanqui29.4934.09
PyraminxMartin Vædele Egdal1.892.41
SkewbMichał Rzewuski2.262.67
Square-1Rasmus Stub Detlefsen6.817.71
4×4 blindfoldedWilliam Phommaha2:14.722:40.20
5×5 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov4:44.59—
3×3 Multi-BlindKamil Przybylski39 of 46 cubes · 59:48—
3×3 with feetDaniel Rose-Levine19.5324.06

The PB harvest

824 set · 161 still standing
  • Daniel Rose-Levine — 3×3 single 5.38: into the top 0.21% of the event's history.
  • Marko Striyeshyn — Pyraminx single 1.45: into the top 0.36% of the event's history.
  • Juan Pablo Huanqui — 3×3 single 6.34: into the top 0.71% of the event's history.
  • Maciej Czapiewski — 3×3 single 6.35: into the top 0.72% of the event's history.
  • Timothé Ringeard — Pyraminx single 1.74: into the top 0.73% of the event's history.
  • Linus Laurén — Pyraminx single 1.90: into the top 0.98% of the event's history.
  • Ben Coppin — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 20 moves: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Daniele Vanoli Hernández — Skewb single 1.92: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

139 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

587 competitors · 5412 results · 18 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. Mats Valk won it with a 7.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

587 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.