Competitions · Finland

Helsinki Open 2007

Helsinki · 13 January 2007 · 7 events · 12 competitors · 8 personal bests

Anssi Vanhala won five of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Master Magic, won by Samuel Laire by 0.22 seconds. 12 competitors produced 8 personal bests, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Anssi Vanhala set the 3×3 with feet single world record: 51.13.

Five wins

Anssi Vanhala — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, 3×3 with feet

0.22s

closest final — Master Magic, Samuel Laire over Johannes Laire

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Anssi Vanhala	14.12	15.06
2×2	Anssi Vanhala	4.91	6.24
4×4	Anssi Vanhala	1:18.51	1:24.42
3×3 one-handed	Anssi Vanhala	22.71	27.96
3×3 with feet	Anssi Vanhala	51.13	54.96
Magic	Johannes Laire	1.41	1.47
Master Magic	Samuel Laire	4.58	5.34

The PB harvest

8 set · 0 still standing

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 1,014 people who made their debut in 2007. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

12 competitors · 43 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

12 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.