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Polish Open 2017

Opole · 15 September 2017 · 18 events · 131 competitors · 251 personal bests

Marcin Kowalczyk won four of the 18 events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jan Zych by 0.09 seconds. 131 competitors produced 251 personal bests, 67 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Jonatan Kłosko set the Skewb average world record: 2.55.

Four wins
Marcin Kowalczyk — 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Jan Zych over Piotr Tokarski
251
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jakub Kipa8.178.89
2×2Jan Zych2.022.30
4×4Wojciech Knott30.8734.73
5×5Michał Halczuk55.091:03.02
6×6Michał Halczuk1:54.451:59.23
7×7Michał Halczuk2:38.522:46.11
3×3 blindfoldedMarcin Kowalczyk29.84—
3×3 Fewest MovesPiotr Tokarski28 moves—
3×3 one-handedKarol Zakrzewski10.4912.72
ClockWojciech Knott5.756.54
MegaminxErnest Seroczyński44.0547.16
PyraminxRafał Waryszak1.602.76
SkewbJonatan Kłosko2.092.55
Square-1Jan Zych13.7514.83
4×4 blindfoldedMarcin Kowalczyk3:43.40—
5×5 blindfoldedMarcin Kowalczyk8:58.61—
3×3 Multi-BlindMarcin Kowalczyk29 of 30 cubes · 49:52—
3×3 with feetJakub Kipa29.1632.18

The PB harvest

251 set · 67 still standing
  • Mateusz Adamczyk — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Marko Striyeshyn — 2×2 single 1.81: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Ignacy Buczek — 2×2 single 1.84: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Mateusz Jelonek — 2×2 single 2.18: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Stefan Marzec — Pyraminx single 3.74: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Krzysztof Żerucha — 3×3 single 9.78: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Kamil Rajwa — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Marcin Popławski — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

131 competitors · 1156 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. Jakub Kipa won it with a 8.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

131 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.