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Hungarian Open 2018

Budapest · 28 September 2018 · 18 events · 158 competitors · 297 personal bests

Bence Barát won three of the 18 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Karol Zakrzewski by 0.01 seconds. 158 competitors produced 297 personal bests, 114 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Bence Barát set the 7×7 single national record: 2:26.56.

Three wins
Bence Barát — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.01s
closest final — Clock, Karol Zakrzewski over Niki Placskó
297
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Róbert Maróti7.768.52
2×2Nejc Ian Čurman2.342.50
4×4Hunor Mogyorósi30.2934.46
5×5Bence Barát57.751:01.83
6×6Bence Barát1:40.261:50.26
7×7Bence Barát2:26.562:35.87
3×3 blindfoldedÁdám Barta23.6625.53
3×3 Fewest MovesDávid Balog29 moves30.00
3×3 one-handedKarol Zakrzewski11.4012.27
ClockKarol Zakrzewski10.9511.61
MegaminxMárton Vancsa45.9049.08
PyraminxCsaba Farkas2.833.26
SkewbDániel Székely3.094.19
Square-1Nejc Ian Čurman9.2911.90
4×4 blindfoldedWitali Bułatow2:51.97—
5×5 blindfoldedÁdám Barta8:27.70—
3×3 Multi-BlindWitali Bułatow25 of 27 cubes · 59:32—
3×3 with feetBence Kovács42.2847.12

The PB harvest

297 set · 114 still standing
  • Balázs Berta — 3×3 single 7.39: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Máté Berecz — 3×3 single 7.50: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Márk Magyar — Pyraminx single 3.11: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Eduard Mrug — Pyraminx single 3.47: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Péter Pintér — Skewb single 3.15: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Vince Mátyus — 2×2 single 2.18: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Ágoston Demény — 3×3 single 9.62: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Kristóf Szekrényessy — Pyraminx single 4.04: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

158 competitors · 1369 results · 18 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. Róbert Maróti won it with a 8.52 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

158 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.