Competitions · Norway

Fredrikstad Open 2018

Fredrikstad · 1 September 2018 · 11 events · 71 competitors · 140 personal bests

Knut Skaug Haraldsen won five of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Elvin Thorsen by 0.30 seconds. 71 competitors produced 140 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Elvin Thorsen set the Pyraminx single national record: 1.58.

Five wins

Knut Skaug Haraldsen — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.30s

closest final — 2×2, Elvin Thorsen over Andreas Jensen Forsgren

140

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Knut Skaug Haraldsen	6.71	9.39
2×2	Elvin Thorsen	1.51	2.09
4×4	Knut Skaug Haraldsen	37.08	40.59
5×5	Knut Skaug Haraldsen	1:05.24	1:14.44
3×3 blindfolded	Kristian Holme	57.67	1:10.58
3×3 one-handed	Knut Skaug Haraldsen	12.59	13.60
Megaminx	Knut Skaug Haraldsen	1:02.98	1:11.15
Pyraminx	Elvin Thorsen	2.31	3.13
Skewb	Marcus Moberg	2.47	3.19
Square-1	Andreas Jensen Forsgren	10.51	12.63
3×3 Multi-Blind	Kristian Holme	14 of 15 cubes · 56:22	—

The PB harvest

140 set · 35 still standing

Adam Hama Gareb — Pyraminx single 2.62: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Daniel Steen Kjosnes — Skewb single 2.50: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Christian Alsaker Henriksen — 2×2 single 1.90: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Mikkel Svartveit — 3×3 one-handed single 14.27: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Alexander Kristoffersen — 3×3 one-handed single 14.82: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Viktor Volden — 2×2 single 2.74: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
Mikkel Svartveit — 4×4 single 39.91: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
Daniel Fiskerstrand — Pyraminx single 4.86: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

71 competitors · 670 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. Knut Skaug Haraldsen won it with a 9.39 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

71 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.