Competitions · Latvia

Riga Special 2018

Rīga · 17 March 2018 · 7 events · 65 competitors · 62 personal bests

Tomas Jankauskas won two of the seven events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Tomas Jankauskas by 0.76 seconds. 65 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jēkabs Janovs set the Square-1 single national record: 16.16.

Two wins

Tomas Jankauskas — 3×3, 5×5

0.76s

closest final — 3×3, Tomas Jankauskas over Imants Liepiņš

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Tomas Jankauskas	8.35	10.06
5×5	Tomas Jankauskas	1:12.97	1:18.85
6×6	Vladislavs Baranovs	2:10.04	2:22.38
7×7	Vladislavs Baranovs	3:37.05	3:52.37
3×3 Fewest Moves	Glib Vedmid	34 moves	35.33
Megaminx	Kristiāns Pietkuns	55.07	1:07.39
Square-1	Vilius Čirgelis	11.70	15.13

The PB harvest

62 set · 10 still standing

Imants Liepiņš — Megaminx single 1:04.47: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
Jānis Rekners — 3×3 single 13.72: into the top 20.0% of the event's history.
Kalvis Spruga — Square-1 single 24.26: into the top 37.3% of the event's history.
Nils Lurie — 3×3 single 25.15: into the top 52.9% of the event's history.
Arsenij Danilko — 3×3 single 25.32: into the top 53.3% of the event's history.
Eduardas Aukščionis — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 43 moves: into the top 59.0% of the event's history.
Kristaps Jānis Sēklītis — 3×3 single 34.48: into the top 69.7% of the event's history.
Kalvis Spruga — Megaminx single 3:05.64: into the top 76.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

65 competitors · 176 results · 7 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. Tomas Jankauskas won it with a 10.06 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

65 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.