Competitions · Sweden
Flen New Year's Blind 2017
Flen · 14 January 2017 · 7 events · 31 competitors · 23 personal bests
Daniel Wallin won six of the seven events (3×3, Megaminx, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Daniel Wallin by 0.94 seconds. 31 competitors produced 23 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Daniel Wallin took a 4×4 blindfolded single of 11:30.00 down to 6:07.96, 47 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Daniel Wallin | 7.99 | 9.13 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Benjamin Meco | 1:08.42 | — |
| Megaminx | Daniel Wallin | 1:01.09 | 1:04.22 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Daniel Wallin | 6:07.96 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Daniel Wallin | 14:22.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Daniel Wallin | 9 of 11 cubes · 48:12 | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Daniel Wallin | 49.98 | 1:02.65 |
The PB harvest
23 set · 4 still standing- Benjamin Meco — 3×3 single 9.30: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
- Joel Ulin — 3×3 with feet single 1:09.54: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Meco — Megaminx single 2:13.12: into the top 52.8% of the event's history.
- Marcus Gustafsson — Megaminx single 2:19.92: into the top 56.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
31 competitors · 114 results · 7 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. Daniel Wallin won it with a 9.13 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 U2 L2 B' F2 U2 L2 F2 U L' D' R' D2 R' F R2 F R2 U' - 2
U D2 R U R F L' D' F2 D2 B' R2 L2 F2 D L2 F2 D' - 3
R2 F2 L2 B2 U2 B2 U' F2 L2 D' B D2 R' U B' F' R F2 U' R' - 4
D F2 R2 B2 L2 D R2 D R2 B' L' D' R D' F' L2 R F' R - 5
R' B R2 U2 D R2 L' F' B' U' B2 U2 L U2 R F2 B2 L'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
31 competitors- Anders Berggren
- Axel Flordal
- Axel Skoglund
- Benjamin Meco
- Daniel Wallin
- Dante Wallin Arvidsson
- Dieter Amberger
- Elias Hagman
- Elvin Thorsen
- Gabriel Hagman
- Govend Avgerinos Djangoi
- Isadora Gedin
- Joel Ulin
- Joel Wallin
- John Skoglund
- Jona Nolåkers
- Leo Lindqvist
- Liam Neogard
- Lovisa Eriksson
- Magdalena Björk
- Marcus Gustafsson
- Mats Bergsten
- Mats Kollbrink
- Paul Lindberg Saunier
- Peder Neogard
- Sebastian Ribbegårdh
- Simon Ratz
- Svante Lundin
- Tomas Eriksson
- Victor Ålsjö
- Viktor Zenk
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.