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Iceland Open 2014

Reykjavik · 14 June 2014 · 9 events · 13 competitors · 18 personal bests

Neiman Walker won three of the nine events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Neiman Walker by 0.50 seconds. 13 competitors produced 18 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Karl Þorláksson set the Skewb single national record: 13.90.

Three wins
Neiman Walker — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.50s
closest final — 2×2, Neiman Walker over Ashton Cerasoli
18
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tristan Freyr Jónsson14.7817.14
2×2Neiman Walker5.145.98
4×4Neiman Walker1:17.131:17.92
5×5Neiman Walker2:27.512:41.95
3×3 blindfoldedKarl Þorláksson9:31.73
3×3 one-handedGuðmundur Garðar Árnason26.5631.21
PyraminxShane Newman5.9810.13
SkewbKarl Þorláksson13.9021.89
Square-1Karl Þorláksson45.3953.91

The PB harvest

18 set · 11 still standing

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

13 competitors · 78 results · 9 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. Tristan Freyr Jónsson won it with a 17.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

13 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.