Competitions · Sweden
Popular 'n Blind Uppsala 2026
Uppsala · 4 October 2026 · 12 events · 34 competitors · 54 personal bests
Jack Larsson Backsell won three of the twelve events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Lukas Östman by 0.05 seconds. 34 competitors produced 54 personal bests, 52 of which still stand today.
The moment
A national record
Theodore Chan set the 3×3 Multi-Blind single national record: 29 of 33 cubes · 57:28.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ludwig Ivarsson | 6.15 | 7.12 |
| 2×2 | Ludwig Ivarsson | 1.33 | 2.03 |
| 4×4 | Emanuel Skålberg | 22.95 | 25.06 |
| 5×5 | Jack Larsson Backsell | 42.47 | 44.76 |
| 6×6 | Jack Larsson Backsell | 1:23.33 | 1:25.38 |
| 7×7 | Jack Larsson Backsell | 2:06.35 | 2:16.91 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Theodore Chan | 17.51 | 18.76 |
| Pyraminx | Lukas Östman | 1.74 | 3.47 |
| Skewb | Erland Flodman | 1.38 | 1.86 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Theodore Chan | 1:37.37 | 1:55.54 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Daniel Wallin | 3:40.06 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Theodore Chan | 29 of 33 cubes · 57:28 | — |
The PB harvest
54 set · 52 still standing- Emanuel Skålberg — 5×5 single 41.95: into the top 0.32% of the event's history.
- Jack Larsson Backsell — 2×2 single 0.87: into the top 0.33% of the event's history.
- Lukas Östman — Pyraminx single 1.74: into the top 0.73% of the event's history.
- Lukas Östman — Skewb single 1.75: into the top 0.83% of the event's history.
- Dante Tellechea Hultmark — Skewb single 1.80: into the top 0.93% of the event's history.
- Erland Flodman — 4×4 single 26.01: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Erland Flodman — 5×5 single 47.11: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
- Dante Videfrost — 5×5 single 48.46: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
6 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
34 competitors · 277 results · 12 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. Ludwig Ivarsson won it with a 7.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 L R2 B2 D2 B2 D L2 D U2 B2 L2 B L F R2 D R U' F2 - 2
B2 U L2 B' U' F' R U' F' R2 B2 R2 D F2 D' L2 F2 U2 B2 D2 - 3
U2 B2 L2 D' F2 L2 U2 R2 D' B D B L U L' F2 U' R2 F - 4
R' B2 U R L' F' U F L' B2 U2 R2 B' L2 F R2 L2 F2 D2 - 5
U' L2 D R' U2 L2 U2 B D2 U2 B2 R' F' R2 D' U' L' U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
34 competitors- André Nilsson
- Anton Tiger
- Aston Åkerlund
- Carolina Cunha Simão
- Daniel Hermansson
- Daniel Wallin
- Dante Tellechea Hultmark
- Dante Videfrost
- David Videfrost
- Edvin Yngwe
- Elias Westman
- Emanuel Skålberg
- Erland Flodman
- Harry Neldemo
- Henrik Åhman
- Henrik Eriksson
- Jack Belloni Sahlin
- Jack Larsson Backsell
- Kacper Paweł Dworak
- Ludwig Ivarsson
- Lukas Östman
- Marcos Ferreira Semolini
- Mats Bergsten
- Mohammad Alazzi
- Oscar Cederberg
- Otto Hultkvist
- Patrick Kleverlaan
- Robinson Semolini
- Ruben Ankargren
- Sigge Åhman
- Theodore Chan
- Thomas Mæhle Schmidt
- Tomas Kristiansson
- Viggo Eriksson
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.