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Nigeria Open 2019

Lagos · 25 May 2019 · 10 events · 93 competitors · 0 personal bests

Ehikhuemen Paul won six of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Arinze Owoh by 1.30 seconds. 93 competitors produced 0 personal bests, and 92 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Ehikhuemen Paul set the 3×3 blindfolded single continental record: 32.19.

Six wins
Ehikhuemen Paul — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx, 4×4 blindfolded
1.30s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Arinze Owoh over Akin Falase
0
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ehikhuemen Paul10.9612.90
2×2Akin Falase3.794.95
4×4Ehikhuemen Paul44.7247.75
5×5Ehikhuemen Paul1:37.191:42.61
3×3 blindfoldedEhikhuemen Paul32.19—
3×3 one-handedArinze Owoh27.3529.16
MegaminxEhikhuemen Paul1:40.402:02.06
PyraminxAkin Falase8.5611.11
SkewbArinze Owoh5.988.69
4×4 blindfoldedEhikhuemen Paul3:41.53—

The PB harvest

0 set · 0 still standing

    First-timers

    92 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

    93 competitors · 151 results · 10 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. Ehikhuemen Paul won it with a 12.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

    solve 1

    solve 2

    solve 3

    solve 4

    solve 5

    Race this final

    Everyone who competed

    93 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.