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Finnish Open 2018

Vantaa · 23 March 2018 · 18 events · 67 competitors · 148 personal bests

Amos Nordman won five of the 18 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Linus Laurén by 0.11 seconds. 67 competitors produced 148 personal bests, 27 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Amos Nordman set the Megaminx single continental record: 35.70.

Five wins
Amos Nordman — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.11s
closest final — 3×3, Linus Laurén over Kari Hyttinen
148
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Linus Laurén8.208.54
2×2Linus Laurén1.712.33
4×4Amos Nordman29.6134.68
5×5Amos Nordman1:05.351:11.46
6×6Amos Nordman2:22.392:30.41
7×7Niko Ronkainen3:43.323:47.33
3×3 blindfoldedOlli Vikstedt44.4348.48
3×3 Fewest MovesTimo Norrkniivilä32 moves34.67
3×3 one-handedAmos Nordman11.9415.33
ClockNiko Ronkainen6.137.08
MegaminxAmos Nordman37.7242.54
PyraminxLinus Laurén3.955.17
SkewbNiko Ronkainen2.403.79
Square-1Juho Arjanne15.0217.89
4×4 blindfoldedOlli Vikstedt4:30.63—
5×5 blindfoldedOlli Vikstedt12:56.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindOlli Vikstedt8 of 9 cubes · 41:19—
3×3 with feetViljo Elo35.6238.45

The PB harvest

148 set · 27 still standing
  • Topias Hyrsylä — Skewb single 3.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Leevi Järvinen — Pyraminx single 3.70: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Topias Hyrsylä — 3×3 single 10.76: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Veikko Rauhala — 2×2 single 2.73: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
  • Veikko Rauhala — 4×4 single 41.32: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Jaakko Kilpeläinen — 3×3 single 12.82: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Elis Krzywacki — 3×3 one-handed single 20.00: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
  • Veeti Kinnunen — 2×2 single 3.78: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

67 competitors · 643 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. Linus Laurén won it with a 8.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

67 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.