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Jerusalem Open 2022

Al-Ram, Jerusalem Governorate · 3 December 2022 · 8 events · 40 competitors · 38 personal bests

Niko Ronkainen won six of the eight events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Niko Ronkainen by 1.21 seconds. 40 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Adam Tiro set the 3×3 single national record: 7.00.

Six wins
Niko Ronkainen — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
1.21s
closest final — 2×2, Niko Ronkainen over Adam Tiro
38
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Adam Tiro7.009.76
2×2Niko Ronkainen2.172.75
4×4Niko Ronkainen35.6141.49
3×3 blindfoldedAhmad Abu Hussein3:56.57
3×3 one-handedNiko Ronkainen16.9518.61
PyraminxNiko Ronkainen4.595.68
SkewbNiko Ronkainen4.184.83
Square-1Niko Ronkainen21.5225.36

The PB harvest

38 set · 12 still standing
  • Mayar Adnan Natsheh — 2×2 single 3.01: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
  • Zina Yaseen — 3×3 single 13.12: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Mohammad Hammouz — 2×2 single 4.13: into the top 28.1% of the event's history.
  • Zina Yaseen — 2×2 single 4.51: into the top 33.0% of the event's history.
  • Zina Yaseen — Pyraminx single 8.94: into the top 44.3% of the event's history.
  • Mayar Adnan Natsheh — 3×3 single 21.93: into the top 45.2% of the event's history.
  • Mohammad Hammouz — 4×4 single 1:19.88: into the top 55.8% of the event's history.
  • Widad Nabulsi — 2×2 single 7.12: into the top 61.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 200 results · 8 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. Adam Tiro won it with a 9.76 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

40 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.