Competitions · Sweden
Gotland Open 2023
När · 29 July 2023 · 17 events · 18 competitors · 28 personal bests
Niko Ronkainen won ten of the 17 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Niko Ronkainen by 0.33 seconds. 18 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ossian Avellan took a Skewb single of 14.47 down to 6.37, 56 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Niko Ronkainen | 9.60 | 10.41 |
| 2×2 | Niko Ronkainen | 2.16 | 3.43 |
| 4×4 | Niko Ronkainen | 36.42 | 41.77 |
| 5×5 | Niko Ronkainen | 1:16.30 | 1:19.83 |
| 6×6 | Teodor Bergman | 2:14.70 | 2:17.55 |
| 7×7 | Teodor Bergman | 3:26.19 | 3:38.38 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Jochen Bauer | 3:32.28 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Niko Ronkainen | 27 moves | 31.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Niko Ronkainen | 15.76 | 20.02 |
| Clock | Niko Ronkainen | 6.67 | 7.82 |
| Megaminx | Niko Ronkainen | 1:11.69 | 1:18.53 |
| Pyraminx | Niko Ronkainen | 3.22 | 5.56 |
| Skewb | Niko Ronkainen | 3.56 | 4.20 |
| Square-1 | Arvid Ahnlund Groiss | 16.34 | 18.17 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Gregor Bergman | 25:48.00 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Peter Hugosson-Miller | — | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Gregor Bergman | 5 of 6 cubes · 51:50 | — |
The PB harvest
28 set · 7 still standing- Thea Stenelo — Pyraminx single 3.74: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
- Thea Stenelo — 2×2 single 2.37: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
- Herman Sundström — 3×3 single 15.97: into the top 27.7% of the event's history.
- Otto Canell Watkins — 3×3 one-handed single 34.45: into the top 56.3% of the event's history.
- Robin Watkins — Skewb single 19.19: into the top 88.3% of the event's history.
- Robin Watkins — 2×2 single 27.01: into the top 98.3% of the event's history.
- Robin Watkins — 3×3 single 1:37.02: into the top 98.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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
18 competitors · 201 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. Niko Ronkainen won it with a 10.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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F R F2 U R2 B2 L2 U' R2 B2 L F2 D L2 R D' B U R2 - 2
D' L2 U F2 R' F2 D' F L' D2 F2 R2 B U2 B U2 L2 B R2 - 3
U L2 D F2 D' B2 L2 D' F2 R U' R B2 F' L2 U' B2 U2 - 4
L' U' F' B2 L2 B2 L2 R2 D B2 R2 U2 R' D' L2 D2 U2 L U' - 5
B' L B2 L2 D2 R D2 R2 F2 U2 R' U R' D' B' L' B R2 B'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
18 competitorsReading 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.