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Pikkujoulut 2018

Vantaa · 16 November 2018 · 18 events · 53 competitors · 122 personal bests

Linus Laurén won five of the 18 events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Daniel Wallin by 0.11 seconds. 53 competitors produced 122 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Amos Nordman set the Megaminx single continental record: 31.64.

Five wins
Linus Laurén — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Square-1, 3×3 with feet
0.11s
closest final — Skewb, Daniel Wallin over Linus Laurén
122
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Amos Nordman7.447.91
2×2Linus Laurén1.441.97
4×4Daniel Wallin30.1131.25
5×5Amos Nordman58.131:03.47
6×6Daniel Wallin1:56.052:07.62
7×7Daniel Wallin2:53.152:56.19
3×3 blindfoldedTimo Norrkniivilä31.83—
3×3 Fewest MovesNiko Ronkainen26 moves29.00
3×3 one-handedLinus Laurén13.3114.43
ClockDaniel Wallin5.677.08
MegaminxAmos Nordman34.0434.63
PyraminxLinus Laurén2.973.56
SkewbDaniel Wallin3.063.91
Square-1Linus Laurén7.208.92
4×4 blindfoldedOlli Vikstedt3:03.53—
5×5 blindfoldedTimo Norrkniivilä9:50.55—
3×3 Multi-BlindTimo Norrkniivilä25 of 25 cubes · 55:22—
3×3 with feetLinus Laurén42.8152.71

The PB harvest

122 set · 42 still standing
  • Pessi Ansaranta — 2×2 single 1.04: into the top 0.64% of the event's history.
  • Aleksandr Beznogov — Pyraminx single 1.81: into the top 0.84% of the event's history.
  • Kari Hyttinen — 2×2 single 1.20: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Aleksandr Beznogov — 2×2 single 1.37: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Pessi Ansaranta — Square-1 single 9.24: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Joonas Silvennoinen — Square-1 single 9.36: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Joni Hiisvirta — 3×3 single 9.66: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Tommi Aalto — Skewb single 3.32: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

53 competitors · 681 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. Amos Nordman won it with a 7.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.