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Sigulda Open 2017

Sigulda · 11 February 2017 · 5 events · 28 competitors · 31 personal bests

Vladislavs Baranovs won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Vladislavs Baranovs by 0.13 seconds. 28 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jan Erik Soosaar set the Pyraminx single national record: 3.85.

Three wins
Vladislavs Baranovs — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.13s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Vladislavs Baranovs over Imants Liepiņš
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Vladislavs Baranovs11.4112.91
2×2Imants Liepiņš2.294.01
4×4Vladislavs Baranovs40.0345.51
3×3 one-handedVladislavs Baranovs17.9322.05
PyraminxJēkabs Janovs4.376.08

The PB harvest

31 set · 6 still standing
  • Ivans Gorbunovs — 2×2 single 2.27: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Andris Lukijans — 3×3 single 11.83: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
  • Mikus Jānis Gailis — 2×2 single 3.25: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.
  • Paulis Janovs — 2×2 single 4.86: into the top 37.5% of the event's history.
  • Andris Lukijans — Pyraminx single 8.70: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.
  • Paulis Janovs — 3×3 single 22.61: into the top 47.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

28 competitors · 161 results · 5 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. Vladislavs Baranovs won it with a 12.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

28 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.