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Sigulda Open 2018

Sigulda · 1 September 2018 · 5 events · 63 competitors · 90 personal bests

Imants Liepiņš won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Vladislavs Baranovs by 0.22 seconds. 63 competitors produced 90 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Markuss Pietkuns set the Pyraminx single national record: 2.27.

Two wins
Imants Liepiņš — 3×3, 2×2
0.22s
closest final — 5×5, Vladislavs Baranovs over Imants Liepiņš
90
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Imants Liepiņš9.0010.21
2×2Imants Liepiņš2.803.14
4×4Vladislavs Baranovs33.2841.58
5×5Vladislavs Baranovs1:21.621:24.57
PyraminxDominik Górny2.092.83

The PB harvest

90 set · 21 still standing

First-timers

Nine 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

63 competitors · 305 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. Imants Liepiņš won it with a 10.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.