Competitions · Finland
Puzzling at the Shopping Centre Plaza in Salo 2023
Salo · 2 September 2023 · 10 events · 55 competitors · 98 personal bests
Arttu Puttonen won three of the ten events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Vincent von Schantz by 0.05 seconds. 55 competitors produced 98 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Valo Pekkarinen took a 2×2 single of 16.40 down to 6.28, 62 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Callum McArthur-Mortell | 7.34 | 7.92 |
| 2×2 | Vincent von Schantz | 2.66 | 3.00 |
| 4×4 | Callum McArthur-Mortell | 30.08 | 32.27 |
| 5×5 | Arttu Puttonen | 1:01.40 | 1:06.30 |
| 6×6 | Arttu Puttonen | 1:53.18 | 1:58.17 |
| 7×7 | Arttu Puttonen | 3:02.66 | 3:06.40 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Olli Vikstedt | 45.39 | — |
| Clock | Niko Ronkainen | 5.39 | 6.24 |
| Pyraminx | Mikael Hälinen | 2.14 | 3.09 |
| Skewb | Niilo Eskelinen | 2.55 | 4.34 |
The PB harvest
98 set · 16 still standing- Niklas Heinänen — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
- Hugo Sirviö — 2×2 single 2.45: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
- Viljami Mettovaara — Skewb single 4.44: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
- Jānis Zirnis — 6×6 single 2:07.32: into the top 14.2% of the event's history.
- Viljo Eskelinen — Pyraminx single 5.49: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
- Olli Vikstedt — Clock single 8.30: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
- Patrik Rantalainen — 2×2 single 3.22: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
- Miko Oliver Terho — Skewb single 4.95: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
55 competitors · 731 results · 10 events.
Everyone who competed
55 competitors- Aaro Lehikoinen
- Aaron Stenman
- Alex Stenman
- Alpertti Kananen
- Antto Pitkänen
- Arttu Puttonen
- Atilla Kopecky
- Callum McArthur-Mortell
- Dmitriy Gavrilov
- Eetu Kaján
- Eetu Lae
- Eevert Antola
- Eino Seitala
- Elia Maijala
- Elmeri Utriainen
- Erin Hellöre
- Ernesti Jokela
- Hugo Sirviö
- Iisakki Erkheikki
- Ivan Kunitcyn
- Jami Viljanen
- Jānis Zirnis
- Jimi Helminen
- Joel Johannes Penttinen
- Joonas Kakko
- Julian Peylo
- Kasper Pasanen
- Kimmo Munne
- Leo Alanen
- Leo Huuki
- Luukas Lempinen
- Luukas Nuutinen
- Maksym Oliynyk
- Mikael Hälinen
- Miko Oliver Terho
- Niilo Eskelinen
- Niklas Heinänen
- Niko Ronkainen
- Noel Hellöre
- Oiva Kärmeniemi
- Olli Vikstedt
- Patrik Rantalainen
- Pekka Parviainen
- Roope Nissinen
- Saku Rosenborg
- Tatu Lehtilä
- Teemu Jokela
- Toivo Pekkarinen
- Tomi Ronkainen
- Turo Andersson
- Valo Pekkarinen
- Viljami Mettovaara
- Viljo Eskelinen
- Vilma Venäläinen
- Vincent von Schantz
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.