Competitions · Latvia

Latvian Open 2014

Riga · 13 December 2014 · 14 events · 16 competitors · 40 personal bests

Ivans Gorbunovs won five of the 14 events (2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Clock) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ivans Gorbunovs by 0.10 seconds. 16 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Tomas Jankauskas set the 6×6 single national record: 3:40.71.

Five wins

Ivans Gorbunovs — 2×2, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Clock, Pyraminx, Square-1

0.10s

closest final — Pyraminx, Ivans Gorbunovs over Boriss Benzerruki

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Tomas Jankauskas	10.43	11.31
2×2	Ivans Gorbunovs	3.77	4.45
4×4	Vladislavs Baranovs	39.22	44.29
5×5	Vladislavs Baranovs	1:28.18	1:32.28
6×6	Vladislavs Baranovs	2:57.32	3:05.24
7×7	Vladislavs Baranovs	4:08.47	4:23.03
3×3 Fewest Moves	Ivans Gorbunovs	38 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Tomas Jankauskas	18.55	19.68
Clock	Ivans Gorbunovs	20.08	26.03
Megaminx	Vladislavs Baranovs	1:45.52	1:54.07
Pyraminx	Ivans Gorbunovs	4.66	5.71
Skewb	Tomas Jankauskas	6.82	9.30
Square-1	Ivans Gorbunovs	33.52	39.89
3×3 with feet	Tomas Jankauskas	1:29.51	1:34.99

The PB harvest

40 set · 10 still standing

Vladislavs Baranovs — 2×2 single 1.29: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Gints Aleksandrs Dreimanis — 2×2 single 1.90: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Alberts Bērziņš — 2×2 single 3.09: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
Boriss Benzerruki — 3×3 one-handed single 21.09: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
Janis Hermanis — 3×3 single 26.46: into the top 55.7% of the event's history.
Aigars Rozenbergs — 2×2 single 8.59: into the top 71.3% of the event's history.
Boriss Benzerruki — Square-1 single 46.27: into the top 72.4% of the event's history.
Janis Hermanis — 5×5 single 3:28.31: into the top 86.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

19 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

16 competitors · 164 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. Tomas Jankauskas won it with a 11.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

16 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.