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Helsinki Open 2020

Helsinki · 22 February 2020 · 13 events · 50 competitors · 107 personal bests

Amos Nordman won seven of the 13 events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Amos Nordman by 0.10 seconds. 50 competitors produced 107 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Amos Nordman set the Megaminx single continental record: 28.84.

Seven wins
Amos Nordman — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.10s
closest final — 2×2, Amos Nordman over Pessi Ansaranta
107
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Linus Laurén5.997.10
2×2Amos Nordman1.812.03
4×4Amos Nordman27.0031.41
5×5Amos Nordman57.831:01.53
6×6Amos Nordman1:50.421:56.21
7×7Amos Nordman2:50.502:58.26
3×3 blindfoldedTimo Norrkniivilä28.41
3×3 one-handedAmos Nordman10.1713.35
ClockNiko Ronkainen6.026.57
MegaminxAmos Nordman28.8433.68
PyraminxOscar Roth Andersen2.423.61
SkewbUrho Kinnunen3.034.03
Square-1Linus Laurén11.0011.66

The PB harvest

107 set · 25 still standing
  • Lauri Korhonen — Pyraminx single 2.12: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Lauri Korhonen — Skewb single 2.22: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Jami Viljanen — 3×3 single 7.89: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Joonas Silvennoinen — Clock single 7.85: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
  • Roope Malinen — Pyraminx single 5.83: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
  • Ohto Friman — 3×3 single 15.45: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.
  • Linus Laurén — 7×7 single 3:53.35: into the top 28.3% of the event's history.
  • Roope Malinen — Skewb single 6.80: into the top 32.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

50 competitors · 585 results · 13 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. Linus Laurén won it with a 7.10 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

50 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.