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Prague Open 2022

Praha · 29 October 2022 · 10 events · 79 competitors · 139 personal bests

Gergely Novotni won three of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Vojtěch Kundera by 0.05 seconds. 79 competitors produced 139 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Philippe Schwartz set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 1:24.59.

Three wins
Gergely Novotni — 3×3, 4×4, Megaminx
0.05s
closest final — Skewb, Vojtěch Kundera over Fabian Browa
139
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Gergely Novotni7.098.19
2×2Thomas Heiden1.842.23
4×4Gergely Novotni25.7428.91
5×5Bálint Csengő55.8057.92
3×3 blindfoldedBálint Csengő35.2740.89
ClockPrzemysław Rogalski5.516.32
MegaminxGergely Novotni33.4138.34
PyraminxBálint Csengő2.132.96
SkewbVojtěch Kundera2.623.30
Square-1Anonymous7.218.31

The PB harvest

139 set · 24 still standing
  • Matěj Emmer — 3×3 single 8.28: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Sean Clifton — 2×2 single 1.90: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Jakub Hamkało — Megaminx single 47.71: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Veronika Becková — 2×2 single 2.40: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Matěj Emmer — 2×2 single 2.56: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Michaela Štolová — 3×3 single 11.80: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Štefan Evin — 3×3 single 12.03: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • Sean Clifton — 3×3 single 12.63: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

79 competitors · 741 results · 10 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. Gergely Novotni won it with a 8.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

79 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.