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Finnish Open 2015

Tampere · 13 June 2015 · 17 events · 23 competitors · 34 personal bests

Niko Ronkainen won five of the 17 events (2×2, Clock, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Niko Ronkainen by 0.04 seconds. 23 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Janne Lehtimäki set the 4×4 blindfolded single national record: 3:55.85.

Five wins
Niko Ronkainen — 2×2, Clock, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.04s
closest final — Square-1, Niko Ronkainen over Kim Jokinen
34
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Elmo Tiitola9.9411.72
2×2Niko Ronkainen2.393.63
4×4Kim Jokinen38.6942.94
5×5Niko Paavilainen1:12.161:21.04
6×6Elmo Tiitola2:36.412:51.01
7×7Niko Paavilainen3:12.913:34.17
3×3 blindfoldedJanne Lehtimäki43.89
3×3 Fewest MovesJanne Lehtimäki27 moves
3×3 one-handedKim Jokinen14.9017.21
ClockNiko Ronkainen6.478.95
MegaminxAmos Nordman59.041:02.18
PyraminxNiko Ronkainen3.815.85
SkewbNiko Ronkainen5.216.04
Square-1Niko Ronkainen31.9638.93
4×4 blindfoldedJanne Lehtimäki3:55.85
5×5 blindfoldedOlli Vikstedt12:09.00
3×3 Multi-BlindJanne Lehtimäki18 of 21 cubes · 56:46

The PB harvest

34 set · 12 still standing
  • Janne Lehtimäki — Pyraminx single 3.31: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Sakari Rautalin — 3×3 single 10.25: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Janne Lehtimäki — 2×2 single 2.56: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Mika Sokka — 3×3 one-handed single 16.10: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Juho Heikkinen — 2×2 single 2.81: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
  • Elmo Tiitola — 5×5 single 1:16.70: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
  • Hilja Toivanen — 3×3 single 14.66: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
  • Elmo Tiitola — 6×6 single 2:36.41: into the top 28.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

23 competitors · 192 results · 17 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. Elmo Tiitola won it with a 11.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

23 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.