Competitions · Iran

Iran Open 2016

Tehran · 18 February 2016 · 14 events · 71 competitors · 93 personal bests

Mohammad Hosein Abbasi (محمد حسین عباسی) won three of the 14 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Sepehr Lotfi (سپهر لطفی) by 0.14 seconds. 71 competitors produced 93 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ali Farahani (علی فراهانی) set the 3×3 with feet single national record: 1:04.63.

Three wins

Mohammad Hosein Abbasi (محمد حسین عباسی) — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.14s

closest final — Pyraminx, Sepehr Lotfi (سپهر لطفی) over Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Armin Soleimani (آرمین سلیمانی)	9.84	10.83
2×2	Mohammad Reza Karimi (محمد رضا کریمی)	2.28	2.56
4×4	Ali Atashi (علی آتشی)	35.55	40.56
5×5	Mohammad Hosein Abbasi (محمد حسین عباسی)	1:11.94	1:17.16
6×6	Mohammad Hosein Abbasi (محمد حسین عباسی)	2:37.53	2:44.72
7×7	Mohammad Hosein Abbasi (محمد حسین عباسی)	4:00.11	4:17.99
3×3 blindfolded	Mehrzad Goli (مهرزاد گلی)	1:36.45	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Mir Amir Hosein Hoseini (مير امير حسين حسيني)	56 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Mohammad Reza Karimi (محمد رضا کریمی)	15.31	16.08
Clock	Amir Hossein Nafisi (امیر حسین نفیسی)	11.76	13.50
Megaminx	Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Fatemi (سید محمد حسین فاطمی)	1:10.17	1:14.32
Pyraminx	Sepehr Lotfi (سپهر لطفی)	3.26	4.68
Skewb	Ali Chegini (علی چگینی)	5.62	6.48
3×3 with feet	Ali Farahani (علی فراهانی)	1:04.63	1:13.64

The PB harvest

93 set · 18 still standing

Ali Chegini (علی چگینی) — 3×3 single 9.32: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Shayan Abedin (شايان عابدين) — 2×2 single 2.25: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
Ali Farahani (علی فراهانی) — Pyraminx single 3.93: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Shayan Abedin (شايان عابدين) — 3×3 single 10.03: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
Ali Chegini (علی چگینی) — 3×3 one-handed single 14.97: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Ali Chegini (علی چگینی) — 4×4 single 41.18: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
Ali Teimori (علی تیموری) — 3×3 single 12.22: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
Arash Maslehatjoo (آرش مصلحت جو) — 3×3 single 14.78: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

71 competitors · 426 results · 14 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. Armin Soleimani (آرمین سلیمانی) won it with a 10.83 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

71 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.