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Gulf of Finland 2023

Helsinki · 18 March 2023 · 5 events · 16 competitors · 12 personal bests

Antto Pitkänen won two of the five events (2×2, Clock) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Antto Pitkänen by 0.18 seconds. 16 competitors produced 12 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today.

The moment

A national record

Kait Rosenberg set the 7×7 single national record: 2:43.50.

Two wins
Antto Pitkänen — 2×2, Clock
0.18s
closest final — Clock, Antto Pitkänen over Piotr Olszewski
12
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Urho Kinnunen7.718.11
2×2Antto Pitkänen2.092.99
6×6Kait Rosenberg1:48.421:56.83
7×7Kait Rosenberg2:43.503:03.14
ClockAntto Pitkänen6.256.55

The PB harvest

12 set · 3 still standing
  • Viljo Elo — 6×6 single 2:38.07: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
  • Julian Peylo — 2×2 single 4.60: into the top 34.2% of the event's history.
  • Jēkabs Janovs — 7×7 single 4:50.50: into the top 47.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

16 competitors · 101 results · 5 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. Urho Kinnunen won it with a 8.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

16 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.