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Pönde Open 2019

Kirkkonummi · 4 October 2019 · 15 events · 42 competitors · 99 personal bests

Linus Laurén won five of the 15 events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Linus Laurén by 0.02 seconds. 42 competitors produced 99 personal bests, 30 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 average continental record: 33.20.

Five wins
Linus Laurén — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Square-1
0.02s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Linus Laurén over Amos Nordman
99
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Linus Laurén6.747.94
2×2Linus Laurén1.381.74
4×4Amos Nordman30.9532.72
5×5Amos Nordman56.9459.30
6×6Amos Nordman1:59.512:09.21
7×7Amos Nordman2:57.563:05.52
3×3 blindfoldedJoonas Silvennoinen2:13.51
3×3 Fewest MovesTimo Norrkniivilä26 moves29.33
3×3 one-handedLinus Laurén9.0313.76
ClockNiko Ronkainen6.097.68
MegaminxAmos Nordman33.0735.47
PyraminxLinus Laurén2.743.60
SkewbUrho Kinnunen3.173.88
Square-1Linus Laurén8.4911.24
3×3 Multi-BlindJoonas Silvennoinen

The PB harvest

99 set · 30 still standing
  • Linus Laurén — Skewb single 1.43: into the top 0.34% of the event's history.
  • Linus Laurén — 3×3 one-handed single 9.03: into the top 0.52% of the event's history.
  • Kari Hyttinen — 3×3 one-handed single 9.27: into the top 0.63% of the event's history.
  • Linus Laurén — Megaminx single 46.34: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Timo Norrkniivilä — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 26 moves: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Rasmus Hagnäs — Megaminx single 55.59: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Pyry Heinilä — Pyraminx single 4.56: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Pessi Ansaranta — Megaminx single 1:05.15: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

42 competitors · 539 results · 15 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. Linus Laurén won it with a 7.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

42 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.