Competitions · Norway
Sandnes Open 2026
Sandnes · 19 September 2026 · 9 events · 66 competitors · 81 personal bests
Kim Roger Haraldsen won five of the nine events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Niklas Aasen Eliasson by 0.14 seconds. 66 competitors produced 81 personal bests, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Martin Gjesdal took a 2×2 single of 28.95 down to 10.44, 64 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Kim Roger Haraldsen | 4.96 | 6.59 |
| 2×2 | Niklas Aasen Eliasson | 1.30 | 1.53 |
| 4×4 | Kim Roger Haraldsen | 22.67 | 25.14 |
| 5×5 | Kim Roger Haraldsen | 41.75 | 45.75 |
| 6×6 | Celine Tran | 1:26.77 | 1:29.04 |
| 7×7 | Kim Roger Haraldsen | 2:09.82 | 2:14.92 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Kim Roger Haraldsen | 9.50 | 11.63 |
| Megaminx | Celine Tran | 35.25 | 40.52 |
| Pyraminx | Niklas Aasen Eliasson | 2.01 | 2.27 |
The PB harvest
81 set · 81 still standing- Ulrik Bredland — 3×3 single 5.91: into the top 0.44% of the event's history.
- Nikolai Lexander Moncrieff Dyrkolbotn Brown — 3×3 single 7.32: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Bjørnar Lund Mathisen — 3×3 one-handed single 11.67: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
- Henrik Arnøy — Pyraminx single 3.10: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Henrik Arnøy — 4×4 single 33.46: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Nina Galvani-Vonnet — 3×3 single 9.37: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
- Nikolai Lexander Moncrieff Dyrkolbotn Brown — 4×4 single 34.92: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
- Leon Michal Bø — 4×4 single 35.79: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 20,074 people who made their debut in 2026. 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
66 competitors · 440 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. Kim Roger Haraldsen won it with a 6.59 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D B L' B2 D R U D' L' D' L2 F L2 B' U2 F L2 D2 R - 2
L' D2 U2 B2 R' B2 F2 U B D2 B F2 R U2 F2 U R2 F - 3
B D' F U2 B U2 B' L F' U L F2 D2 L2 F2 - 4
L2 U' B U' D' L F U L F U F2 B2 D R2 U D2 F2 B2 - 5
R' F U F L2 R2 B2 L2 D2 B' L2 F D2 L F2 D' B2 L F' U
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
66 competitors- Adrian Kristoffer Flåten
- Aleksander Helgeland
- Alexander Haaland
- Andreas Borgen Fortier
- Andreas Normann Johnsen
- Anne Njærheim Helgeland
- Arthur Borgen Fortier
- Benjamin Halvei-Blålid
- Bjørn Ravnås
- Bjørnar Lund Mathisen
- Brede Olden
- Celine Tran
- Dagfrid Sømme
- Daniel Eilevstjønn
- Dennis Dalsegg Rasmussen
- Einar Martin Sandvik
- Einride Brodahl Osland
- Eivind Olsen Rogne
- Eli Lesteberg With
- Filip Nilsen
- Gabriel Helgeland
- Håkon Frøiland Gjesdal
- Håkon Jansen
- Halvar Levi Mangrud
- Harald Jansen
- Henrik Arnøy
- Henrik Eilevstjønn
- Isak Helgeland
- Jakob Jernsletten
- Jakob Lange
- Jakob Mathias Natividad Fuentes
- Joakim Luka Olsen
- Joakim Smelvær
- Joar Bø
- Johan Emiil Meling Moldestad
- Johannes Rugland
- Jonas Skadberg Da Rocha
- Kaspian Eike
- Katarina Arntsen
- Kim Roger Haraldsen
- Kristian Josefsen da Silva
- Kristian Nybråten
- Kristoffer Nagell Busch
- Leon Michal Bø
- Leon Vagle
- Ludvig Jansen
- Magne Njå
- Marius Lesteberg With
- Martin Gjesdal
- Martin Toftevåg Vidnes
- Miriam Conti
- Morten Raknes Johansen
- Niklas Aasen Eliasson
- Nikolai Lexander Moncrieff Dyrkolbotn Brown
- Nina Galvani-Vonnet
- Omar Sarhan
- Rebekka Kirsten Smith
- Sander Ramberg-Johansen
- Sigurd Normann Bøhnsdalen
- Simon Øgreid Ravnås
- Tobias Bakke
- Tom Werner
- Tord Olsen
- Ulrik Bredland
- William Ivér Winterthun Tørresvold
- Zbigniew Mróz
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.