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Latvian Open 2017

Riga · 4 November 2017 · 15 events · 69 competitors · 107 personal bests

Vladislavs Baranovs won three of the 15 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Imants Liepiņš by 0.33 seconds. 69 competitors produced 107 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Andreas Pung set the Megaminx single national record: 1:58.42.

Three wins
Vladislavs Baranovs — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.33s
closest final — 2×2, Imants Liepiņš over Vilius Ribinskas
107
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Tomas Jankauskas8.239.90
2×2Imants Liepiņš1.662.63
4×4Vilius Ribinskas39.2343.52
5×5Vladislavs Baranovs1:17.751:27.13
6×6Vladislavs Baranovs2:22.282:24.06
7×7Vladislavs Baranovs3:50.073:55.99
3×3 blindfoldedRon Libman1:35.312:01.01
3×3 Fewest MovesAlfred Saidlo42 moves—
3×3 one-handedTomas Jankauskas13.3514.62
ClockDarja Makurina9.309.69
MegaminxImants Liepiņš1:17.101:24.74
PyraminxMarkuss Pietkuns3.574.07
SkewbMark Nedashkovski3.625.21
Square-1Sergey Chirin11.3215.64
3×3 with feetDarja Makurina1:09.591:17.59

The PB harvest

107 set · 22 still standing
  • Vilius Ribinskas — Skewb single 2.29: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Mark Nedashkovski — 2×2 single 2.32: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • Mark Nedashkovski — Skewb single 3.62: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Kalvis Spruga — Skewb single 3.85: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Axel Östling — 3×3 single 11.10: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
  • Ron Libman — 3×3 single 11.30: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Artūrs Vasiļjevs — Megaminx single 1:37.96: into the top 33.3% of the event's history.
  • Inalds Kovaļovs — 3×3 single 18.03: into the top 34.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 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

17 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

69 competitors · 550 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. Tomas Jankauskas won it with a 9.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 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.