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Competitions · Sweden

Sala Summer Blind 2018

Sala · 11 August 2018 · 7 events · 26 competitors · 15 personal bests

Daniel Wallin won three of the seven events (3×3 one-handed, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Elvin Thorsen by 0.92 seconds. 26 competitors produced 15 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Agnes Ringia Wallin set the 3×3 single national record: 2:00.65.

Three wins
Daniel Wallin — 3×3 one-handed, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded
0.92s
closest final — 3×3, Elvin Thorsen over Alexander Tosting
15
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Elvin Thorsen9.059.69
3×3 blindfoldedTomas Kristiansson44.00
3×3 one-handedDaniel Wallin13.0714.88
Square-1Daniel Wallin7.9410.47
4×4 blindfoldedDaniel Wallin4:03.96
5×5 blindfoldedBernhard Brodowsky
3×3 Multi-BlindTomas Kristiansson19 of 25 cubes · 59:01

The PB harvest

15 set · 2 still standing
  • Erik Bitvai — 3×3 one-handed single 34.48: into the top 56.3% of the event's history.
  • Agnes Ringia Wallin — 3×3 single 2:00.65: into the top 99.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

26 competitors · 131 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. Elvin Thorsen won it with a 9.69 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

26 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.