Competitions · Norway

Sandnes Open 2023

Sandnes · 1 September 2023 · 9 events · 94 competitors · 141 personal bests

Tymon Kolasiński won five of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Juliette Sébastien by 0.40 seconds. 94 competitors produced 141 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Tymon Kolasiński set the 6×6 single continental record: 1:04.83.

Five wins

Tymon Kolasiński — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.40s

closest final — 2×2, Juliette Sébastien over Julian Giæver-Engesmo

141

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Tymon Kolasiński	5.05	5.30
2×2	Juliette Sébastien	1.60	2.07
4×4	Tymon Kolasiński	21.00	22.19
5×5	Tymon Kolasiński	36.58	40.07
6×6	Tymon Kolasiński	1:04.83	1:10.92
7×7	Tymon Kolasiński	1:49.38	1:51.38
3×3 one-handed	Juliette Sébastien	8.25	9.87
Pyraminx	Stian Nystad Østli	2.38	2.98
Skewb	Hennie Færden	3.29	3.87

The PB harvest

141 set · 35 still standing

Andreas Nessan — 2×2 single 1.48: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Stian Nystad Østli — 4×4 single 30.53: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Samuel Bennett Olsen — Pyraminx single 3.09: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Jacob Oliver Bruun — 3×3 one-handed single 14.18: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Jamie Ayuste Loeun — Skewb single 3.29: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
Finn Einar Brandsen — Skewb single 3.77: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
Erik Aglen Alsos — Skewb single 3.88: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
Kasper Korsnes — Pyraminx single 4.65: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

94 competitors · 892 results · 9 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. Tymon Kolasiński won it with a 5.30 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

94 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.