Competitions · Norway

Norwegian Championship 2018

Vestby · 6 April 2018 · 18 events · 124 competitors · 236 personal bests

Bence Barát won three of the 18 events (6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Nathaniel Berg by 0.02 seconds. 124 competitors produced 236 personal bests, 57 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Andreas Jensen Forsgren set the Clock single national record: 8.22.

Three wins

Bence Barát — 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves

0.02s

closest final — Clock, Nathaniel Berg over Niko Ronkainen

236

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jonathan Hamstad	6.69	8.26
2×2	Jakob Gunnarsson	1.58	1.91
4×4	Nathaniel Berg	32.51	33.28
5×5	Celine Tran	56.53	1:04.33
6×6	Bence Barát	2:03.21	2:07.28
7×7	Bence Barát	2:42.30	2:51.76
3×3 blindfolded	Gregor Billing	39.39	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Bence Barát	27 moves	27.67
3×3 one-handed	Morten Arborg	9.99	14.34
Clock	Nathaniel Berg	5.41	6.93
Megaminx	Jakob Gunnarsson	48.15	54.44
Pyraminx	Elvin Thorsen	1.72	2.87
Skewb	Marcus Moberg	2.74	3.52
Square-1	Daniel Wallin	7.91	9.39
4×4 blindfolded	Knut Skaug Haraldsen	6:54.24	—
5×5 blindfolded	Knut Skaug Haraldsen	18:11.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Tobias Peter	14 of 15 cubes · 53:07	—
3×3 with feet	Elvin Thorsen	38.71	52.28

The PB harvest

236 set · 57 still standing

Morten Arborg — 3×3 one-handed single 9.99: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Kristian Holme — 2×2 single 1.73: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Joakim Johannessen — 2×2 single 1.86: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Joakim Johannessen — 3×3 single 9.85: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Martin Nævdal — 3×3 single 9.94: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Christian Alsaker Henriksen — 3×3 single 10.09: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
Torjus Iveland — 3×3 single 10.11: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Daniel Steen Kjosnes — Pyraminx single 4.13: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

35 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

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

124 competitors · 1220 results · 18 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. Jonathan Hamstad won it with a 8.26 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

124 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.