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Prague Open 2014

Prague · 13 September 2014 · 15 events · 49 competitors · 82 personal bests

Bence Barát won six of the 15 events (3×3, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Bence Barát by 0.15 seconds. 49 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭) set the 3×3 Fewest Moves average continental record: 29.00.

Six wins
Bence Barát — 3×3, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, Skewb, Square-1
0.15s
closest final — Skewb, Bence Barát over Matěj Mužátko
82
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Bence Barát9.3410.59
2×2Hunor Bózsing2.402.94
4×4Hunor Bózsing36.2537.93
5×5Hunor Bózsing1:05.971:12.94
6×6Bence Barát2:05.342:18.03
7×7Bence Barát2:58.223:04.15
3×3 blindfoldedBence Barát48.16—
3×3 Fewest MovesTomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭)24 moves29.00
3×3 one-handedHunor Bózsing12.8515.35
ClockNiki Placskó9.009.71
MegaminxMichael Röhrer1:02.851:08.32
PyraminxBrúnó Bereczki3.234.67
SkewbBence Barát5.557.79
Square-1Bence Barát19.3823.20
3×3 with feetTomáš Novotný1:07.381:09.93

The PB harvest

82 set · 9 still standing
  • Petr Vaško — 2×2 single 3.22: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Tomoaki Okayama (岡山友昭) — 2×2 single 3.87: into the top 24.8% of the event's history.
  • Štěpán Matějů — Pyraminx single 8.15: into the top 37.4% of the event's history.
  • Adam Španěl — 2×2 single 5.39: into the top 44.1% of the event's history.
  • Petr Vaško — 4×4 single 1:08.03: into the top 44.9% of the event's history.
  • Štěpán Matějů — 3×3 one-handed single 29.57: into the top 45.7% of the event's history.
  • Tomáš Kratochvíl — 3×3 one-handed single 33.73: into the top 54.9% of the event's history.
  • Štěpán Matějů — 4×4 single 1:31.57: into the top 64.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

20 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

49 competitors · 482 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. Bence Barát won it with a 10.59 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

49 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.