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Icelandic Nationals 2023

Reykjavík · 15 September 2023 · 15 events · 54 competitors · 86 personal bests

Óskar Pétursson won six of the 15 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Óskar Pétursson by 0.01 seconds. 54 competitors produced 86 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Abdullah Gulab set the 7×7 single national record: 3:52.63.

Six wins
Óskar Pétursson — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.01s
closest final — Skewb, Óskar Pétursson over Stefán Dagur Pálmason
86
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Óskar Pétursson7.448.22
2×2Óskar Pétursson1.532.20
4×4Óskar Pétursson35.9439.44
5×5Lydia Workman1:04.421:08.83
6×6Lydia Workman1:43.461:49.21
7×7Lydia Workman2:40.512:48.23
3×3 blindfoldedAbdullah Gulab1:36.041:41.73
3×3 Fewest MovesVincenzo Maria Gammino37 moves
3×3 one-handedÓskar Pétursson14.9817.53
ClockAbdullah Gulab8.789.55
MegaminxLydia Workman1:16.611:22.23
PyraminxÓskar Pétursson4.004.66
SkewbÓskar Pétursson5.037.05
Square-1Lydia Workman17.0422.48
4×4 blindfoldedAbdullah Gulab10:16.00

The PB harvest

86 set · 31 still standing

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

54 competitors · 391 results · 15 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. Óskar Pétursson won it with a 8.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

54 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.