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Lier Open 2018

Drammen · 16 June 2018 · 8 events · 55 competitors · 97 personal bests

Ulrik Bredland won two of the eight events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Filip Nilsen by 0.44 seconds. 55 competitors produced 97 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Celine Tran set the 5×5 single national record: 55.20.

Two wins
Ulrik Bredland — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.44s
closest final — 2×2, Filip Nilsen over Kim Roger Haraldsen
97
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ulrik Bredland8.649.70
2×2Filip Nilsen1.233.07
4×4Celine Tran28.4636.51
5×5Celine Tran52.871:02.72
3×3 Fewest MovesBirk Bredland36 moves40.33
3×3 one-handedUlrik Bredland9.1414.35
PyraminxStian Nystad Østli2.463.48
SkewbEirik Frydenlund Norling3.554.35

The PB harvest

97 set · 34 still standing

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

55 competitors · 483 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. Ulrik Bredland won it with a 9.70 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

55 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.