Competitions · Tunisia
Monastir Winter Open 2018
Monastir · 23 December 2018 · 11 events · 24 competitors · 37 personal bests
Emna Boughizane won six of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Emna Boughizane by 1.36 seconds. 24 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Melek Sebri took a Skewb single of 3:03.39 down to 10.15, 94 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Emna Boughizane | 8.40 | 11.84 |
| 2×2 | Emna Boughizane | 4.06 | 4.62 |
| 4×4 | Emna Boughizane | 1:05.58 | 1:14.67 |
| 5×5 | Husin Khlif | 2:21.29 | 2:29.55 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Taha Ben Salah | 1:10.75 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Emna Boughizane | 17.42 | 18.05 |
| Megaminx | Emna Boughizane | 58.90 | 1:03.60 |
| Pyraminx | Mohamed Aziz Alaya | 5.94 | 6.19 |
| Skewb | Aziz Boussarsar | 4.19 | 4.91 |
| Square-1 | Emna Boughizane | 22.48 | 32.46 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Taha Ben Salah | 13 of 15 cubes · 58:05 | — |
The PB harvest
37 set · 25 still standing- Emna Boughizane — Pyraminx single 4.80: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
- Aziz Boussarsar — 3×3 single 14.64: into the top 23.2% of the event's history.
- Husin Khlif — 3×3 single 14.65: into the top 23.2% of the event's history.
- Melek Sebri — 3×3 single 18.08: into the top 34.3% of the event's history.
- Melek Sebri — 2×2 single 4.71: into the top 35.6% of the event's history.
- Mohamed Aziz Alaya — Skewb single 7.98: into the top 41.1% of the event's history.
- Melek Sebri — Megaminx single 1:53.40: into the top 42.3% of the event's history.
- Husin Khlif — 4×4 single 1:15.35: into the top 51.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
24 competitors · 126 results · 11 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. Emna Boughizane won it with a 11.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F2 L' D2 R D2 R F2 R' B2 U2 L B' U R' F U B' L2 U2 R2 - 2
F2 D2 R' U2 B2 L B2 R F' R2 B D' R B D2 R' F R' B - 3
B2 R' L' U' F U' R D L' B2 L2 F2 U2 R2 D F2 U2 D' R2 B2 - 4
L B2 U2 F U D R F2 B2 R' U F2 D R2 U L2 D2 R2 D - 5
R U2 B2 R' D2 R2 D2 F2 L B2 U' B' L2 F U' L F2 U' F L F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
24 competitors- Afef Thabet
- Aziz Boussarsar
- Bannour Trabelsi
- Bechir Sghair
- Emna Boughizane
- Helmi Gaaloul
- Husin Khlif
- Iwan Brossard
- Marwen Berrayana
- Melek Sebri
- Moemen Weslati
- Mohamed Affes
- Mohamed Amine Boughizane
- Mohamed Aziz Alaya
- Mohamed Hassanine Zormati
- Mohamed Oussama Zoghlami
- Mohamed Yassine Ben Ali
- Omar Sghair
- Oussema Saïd
- Raouf Thabet
- Taha Ben Salah
- Yassine Ben Othmen
- Youssef Kallala
- Youssef Romdhani
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.