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Helsinki Open 2010

Helsinki · 27 February 2010 · 9 events · 25 competitors · 25 personal bests

Anssi Vanhala won three of the nine events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, 3×3 with feet) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Arttu Arpolahti by 0.53 seconds. 25 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Arttu Arpolahti set the Magic single national record: 1.02.

Three wins
Anssi Vanhala — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, 3×3 with feet
0.53s
closest final — Magic, Arttu Arpolahti over Teemu Tiinanen
25
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anssi Vanhala10.4311.97
2×2Ville Seppänen2.944.06
3×3 blindfoldedReiko Teepere5:51.21
3×3 one-handedAnssi Vanhala17.5220.75
4×4 blindfoldedVille Seppänen5:19.65
5×5 blindfoldedVille Seppänen
3×3 with feetAnssi Vanhala45.0648.03
MagicArttu Arpolahti1.021.06
Master MagicArttu Arpolahti2.803.66

The PB harvest

25 set · 10 still standing
  • Arttu Arpolahti — Magic single 1.02: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Teemu Tiinanen — Magic single 1.31: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
  • Vilho Kivihalme — 3×3 single 16.56: into the top 29.6% of the event's history.
  • Juho Kuisma — 3×3 single 16.72: into the top 30.1% of the event's history.
  • Teemu Tiinanen — 3×3 one-handed single 24.83: into the top 33.8% of the event's history.
  • Juho Kuisma — Magic single 1.63: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.
  • Uku Kruusamägi — 3×3 with feet single 2:11.59: into the top 54.0% of the event's history.
  • Vilho Kivihalme — Magic single 1.84: into the top 57.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,985 people who made their debut in 2010. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

25 competitors · 86 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

25 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.