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Kotka Open 2011

Kotka · 2 April 2011 · 9 events · 11 competitors · 13 personal bests

Anssi Vanhala won three of the nine events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, 3×3 with feet) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Anssi Vanhala by 1.05 seconds. 11 competitors produced 13 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Anssi Vanhala set the 3×3 with feet average world record: 39.98.

Three wins
Anssi Vanhala — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, 3×3 with feet
1.05s
closest final — 3×3, Anssi Vanhala over Eetu Taivalsaari
13
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anssi Vanhala11.1511.58
2×2Eetu Taivalsaari4.304.64
4×4Eetu Taivalsaari55.111:02.17
5×5Eetu Taivalsaari2:02.252:12.37
3×3 blindfoldedJohannes Ylikotila
3×3 one-handedAnssi Vanhala19.8022.73
MegaminxNiko Ronkainen2:34.062:42.12
PyraminxNiko Ronkainen4.5811.45
3×3 with feetAnssi Vanhala37.8139.98

The PB harvest

13 set · 5 still standing
  • Eetu Taivalsaari — 3×3 single 9.02: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Eetu Taivalsaari — 4×4 single 55.11: into the top 30.9% of the event's history.
  • Johannes Ylikotila — 3×3 single 21.83: into the top 45.0% of the event's history.
  • Mikael Vanhala — 3×3 single 28.05: into the top 58.9% of the event's history.
  • Santeri Vanhala — 3×3 single 31.25: into the top 64.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,302 people who made their debut in 2011. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

11 competitors · 41 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

11 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.