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Kaunas Open 2019

Kaunas · 2 February 2019 · 15 events · 52 competitors · 93 personal bests

Nathan Dwyer won five of the 15 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Ugnius Byron Braun by 0.11 seconds. 52 competitors produced 93 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Andrei Solntsev set the 4×4 blindfolded single national record: 8:58.96.

Five wins
Nathan Dwyer — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Square-1
0.11s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Ugnius Byron Braun over Imants Liepiņš
93
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nathan Dwyer8.269.43
2×2Imants Liepiņš2.072.84
4×4Nathan Dwyer31.4234.12
5×5Nathan Dwyer59.891:03.22
6×6Mantas Urbanavičius2:08.522:17.86
7×7Mantas Urbanavičius2:59.643:21.19
3×3 blindfoldedAndrei Solntsev59.07
3×3 Fewest MovesNathan Dwyer36 moves
3×3 one-handedUgnius Byron Braun16.3018.00
MegaminxRūdolfs Vīnkalns57.2658.72
PyraminxRūdolfs Vīnkalns4.264.62
SkewbDavid Nugis3.125.32
Square-1Nathan Dwyer11.2512.74
4×4 blindfoldedAndrei Solntsev8:58.96
3×3 Multi-BlindAndrei Solntsev7 of 9 cubes · 54:13

The PB harvest

93 set · 28 still standing

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

52 competitors · 395 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. Nathan Dwyer 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. 1L B2 L' D' F' L' F D2 R' F U B2 D' L2 U' L2 U B2 R2
  2. 2B' L2 U' F R B' R' D' F' R U2 R2 F' L2 U2 B2 L2 B' D2 L2
  3. 3L2 B2 D2 B F2 D2 B' R2 F' R B2 U B U F' D' U' F2 L' D2
  4. 4R2 D2 L2 D L2 B2 D B2 F2 R F L B' F' L' R2 B U2 B'
  5. 5D2 B D2 B2 L2 B' L2 F R' U' R2 B D' L2 B R2 F2 L R2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

52 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.