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Nairobi Cube Challenge 2019

Nairobi · 12 January 2019 · 3 events · 22 competitors · 2 personal bests

Daniel Wallin won three of the three events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniel Wallin by 3.35 seconds. 22 competitors produced 2 personal bests, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Akshay Guptan set the 2×2 single national record: 4.34.

Three wins
Daniel Wallin — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx
3.35s
closest final — 2×2, Daniel Wallin over Jay Kuria Muthari
2
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniel Wallin7.117.81
2×2Daniel Wallin2.022.96
PyraminxDaniel Wallin2.553.18

The PB harvest

2 set · 2 still standing

First-timers

20 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

22 competitors · 83 results · 3 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. Daniel Wallin won it with a 7.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

22 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.