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Greece Winter Open 2016

Piraeus · 28 December 2016 · 12 events · 40 competitors · 53 personal bests

Antonie Paterakis won nine of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Antonie Paterakis by 1.40 seconds. 40 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alexis Malekos set the 2×2 single national record: 5.58.

Nine wins
Antonie Paterakis — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx
1.40s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Antonie Paterakis over Panos Gkotsis
53
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Antonie Paterakis8.028.50
2×2Antonie Paterakis1.522.23
4×4Antonie Paterakis34.0937.11
5×5Antonie Paterakis1:02.191:13.90
6×6Antonie Paterakis2:27.332:33.40
7×7Antonie Paterakis4:01.134:06.14
3×3 blindfoldedAntonis Fourfaro (Αντώνης Φουρφαρο)3:19.71
3×3 Fewest MovesPanos Gkotsis35 moves35.67
3×3 one-handedAntonie Paterakis15.4818.15
MegaminxAntonie Paterakis1:09.871:14.58
PyraminxAntonie Paterakis3.294.41
3×3 with feetIoannis Polyzos1:05.811:24.28

The PB harvest

53 set · 21 still standing

First-timers

14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

12 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 257 results · 12 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. Antonie Paterakis won it with a 8.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

40 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.