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Slovakian Open 2014

Bratislava · 20 September 2014 · 15 events · 50 competitors · 99 personal bests

Bence Barát won eight of the 15 events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Bence Barát by 0.48 seconds. 50 competitors produced 99 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Lukas Pohořelický set the 5×5 single national record: 1:21.59.

Eight wins
Bence Barát — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Square-1
0.48s
closest final — 3×3, Bence Barát over Hunor Bózsing
99
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Bence Barát9.039.80
2×2Bence Barát2.482.71
4×4Hunor Bózsing33.5736.94
5×5Bence Barát1:12.051:14.39
6×6Bence Barát2:19.632:21.64
7×7Bence Barát2:54.543:05.64
3×3 blindfoldedBence Barát36.95
3×3 Fewest MovesBence Barát30 moves
3×3 one-handedHunor Bózsing11.1816.18
ClockNiki Placskó9.0010.23
MegaminxMatic Omulec50.5154.90
PyraminxBrúnó Bereczki2.944.30
SkewbRok Glinšek3.334.77
Square-1Bence Barát16.0520.70
3×3 with feetTomáš Novotný56.351:07.36

The PB harvest

99 set · 21 still standing

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

23 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

50 competitors · 490 results · 15 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. Bence Barát won it with a 9.80 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

50 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.