Competitions · Canada
Moncton Open 2019
Dieppe, New Brunswick · 26 October 2019 · 7 events · 25 competitors · 40 personal bests
Jacob Kotai won two of the seven events (3×3, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Riley Johnstone by 0.06 seconds. 25 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Riley Johnstone took a Pyraminx single of 9.75 down to 5.41, 45 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jacob Kotai | 9.93 | 11.00 |
| 2×2 | Riley Johnstone | 1.85 | 2.73 |
| 4×4 | Graeme Watt | 38.45 | 41.07 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Seungmin Lee | 17.42 | 19.15 |
| Clock | Ryan Higgins | 10.88 | 15.66 |
| Pyraminx | Jacob Kotai | 1.53 | 3.77 |
| Square-1 | Saul Hafting | 15.34 | 19.16 |
The PB harvest
40 set · 24 still standing- Saul Hafting — 2×2 single 1.68: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Seungmin Lee — 2×2 single 1.71: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Liam Orovec — 3×3 single 8.73: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Graeme Watt — 4×4 single 36.81: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
- Alexandre Boutot — 3×3 single 10.39: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
- Sam MacNeil — 3×3 single 11.37: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
- Nguyễn Trọng Bách — 3×3 single 11.99: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
- Emeric Albert — 3×3 one-handed single 17.56: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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
25 competitors · 152 results · 7 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. Jacob Kotai won it with a 11.00 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B L2 F R2 U2 B' F2 R2 F2 L' F' L' F D B' R' U F' L2 U2 - 2
U' R2 F L D B2 U2 R F2 U R' D2 F R2 B' L2 F B U2 - 3
D2 U2 L F2 L' F2 L D2 L F2 D R2 U' L' F' U2 R U' L' - 4
R' U2 L F' U2 D R' L' F D' L' F2 D2 F2 D2 L2 U2 D2 F' - 5
U2 R' D' B' U B2 U L F U2 F L B2 R2 D2 B2 L' B2 R' D2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
25 competitors- Alexandre Boutot
- Andrew Bourgeois
- Andrii Bessarab
- Avery Flinn
- Drew Lutes
- Emeric Albert
- Ethan Castonguay
- Graeme Watt
- Greg Legere
- Jacob Kotai
- Jared Gregory Long
- John Bailey
- John-Ryan Goguen
- John Veach
- Justin Goguen
- Liam Orovec
- Michael Adrien Muise Hanf
- Nguyễn Trọng Bách
- Riley Johnstone
- Ryan Higgins
- Sam MacNeil
- Samuel Mcgraw
- Saul Hafting
- Sawyer Stanley
- Seungmin Lee
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.