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Helsinki Open 2009

Helsinki · 7 March 2009 · 6 events · 14 competitors · 12 personal bests

Anssi Vanhala won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Teemu Tiinanen by 0.68 seconds. 14 competitors produced 12 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ville Seppänen set the 5×5 average national record: 2:16.15.

Two wins
Anssi Vanhala — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.68s
closest final — Magic, Teemu Tiinanen over Tommy Holm
12
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anssi Vanhala14.0214.95
5×5Ville Seppänen2:08.772:16.15
3×3 blindfoldedVille Seppänen52.05
3×3 one-handedAnssi Vanhala26.5928.30
MagicTeemu Tiinanen1.501.64
Master MagicTommy Gustavsson4.134.46

The PB harvest

12 set · 3 still standing
  • Kenneth Gustavsson — 3×3 single 22.22: into the top 46.0% of the event's history.
  • Kenneth Gustavsson — 5×5 single 3:31.61: into the top 86.8% of the event's history.
  • Okko Pyssysalo — 5×5 single 4:56.97: into the top 96.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

14 competitors · 51 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

14 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.