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Competitions · Republic of Korea

Jeju Open 2017

제주도 제주시 (Jeju-si, Jeju-do) · 25 November 2017 · 14 events · 31 competitors · 67 personal bests

Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) won three of the 14 events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Jimin Byeon (변지민) by 0.06 seconds. 31 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Jimin Byeon (변지민) set the 3×3 with feet average world record: 26.84.

Three wins
Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded
0.06s
closest final — 3×3, Jimin Byeon (변지민) over Doyul Kim (김도율)
67
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jimin Byeon (변지민)8.799.43
2×2Doyul Kim (김도율)2.213.51
4×4Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호)32.5936.09
5×5Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호)53.671:01.21
6×6Yi Seung-Woo (이승우)1:56.401:59.66
7×7Yi Seung-Woo (이승우)2:42.343:03.90
3×3 blindfoldedJong-Ho Jeong (정종호)37.15
3×3 one-handedSungho Hong (홍성호)13.1214.58
ClockKeunsoo Heo (허근수)10.6012.07
MegaminxDongSoo Park (박동수)50.4553.86
PyraminxDoyul Kim (김도율)3.104.31
SkewbJaemin Chang (장재민)3.824.77
Square-1Jaemin Chang (장재민)7.479.31
3×3 with feetJimin Byeon (변지민)24.9526.84

The PB harvest

67 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

31 competitors · 221 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. Jimin Byeon (변지민) won it with a 9.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

31 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.