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Oulu Open 2017

Oulu · 21 October 2017 · 16 events · 29 competitors · 56 personal bests

Niko Ronkainen won five of the 16 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Kari Hyttinen by 0.16 seconds. 29 competitors produced 56 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sandra Kuotesaho took a 2×2 single of 10.53 down to 5.56, 47 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Niko Ronkainen — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Clock, Skewb
0.16s
closest final — 2×2, Kari Hyttinen over Niko Ronkainen
56
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kari Hyttinen8.729.64
2×2Kari Hyttinen2.273.17
4×4Olli Vikstedt43.0948.43
5×5Niko Ronkainen1:23.721:24.45
6×6Niko Ronkainen2:37.382:55.28
7×7Niko Ronkainen4:11.144:26.07
3×3 blindfoldedOlli Vikstedt43.21
3×3 one-handedKari Hyttinen16.4618.58
ClockNiko Ronkainen6.357.77
MegaminxJoonas Silvennoinen1:05.241:15.98
PyraminxJoonas Silvennoinen6.036.56
SkewbNiko Ronkainen3.794.85
Square-1Kari Hyttinen14.5116.82
4×4 blindfoldedJoonas Silvennoinen
5×5 blindfoldedOlli Vikstedt
3×3 Multi-BlindOlli Vikstedt14 of 15 cubes · 59:22

The PB harvest

56 set · 11 still standing
  • Rasmus Hagnäs — Pyraminx single 3.56: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Matias Peltomaa — 3×3 single 10.74: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Eetu Patana — Pyraminx single 5.62: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.
  • Thomas Ortega — 4×4 single 44.62: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Samuel Ylinen — Pyraminx single 6.97: into the top 27.6% of the event's history.
  • Matias Peltomaa — Pyraminx single 7.69: into the top 33.6% of the event's history.
  • Eetu Patana — Square-1 single 27.86: into the top 45.3% of the event's history.
  • Eetu Patana — Megaminx single 2:06.06: into the top 49.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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

29 competitors · 258 results · 16 events.

Everyone who competed

29 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.