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SSL Final Borås 2017

Borås · 2 December 2017 · 18 events · 78 competitors · 174 personal bests

Simon Westlund won six of the 18 events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Mattias Uvesten by 0.12 seconds. 78 competitors produced 174 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Daniel Wallin set the 4×4 blindfolded single national record: 4:44.62.

Six wins
Simon Westlund — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx, 5×5 blindfolded
0.12s
closest final — Pyraminx, Mattias Uvesten over Elvin Thorsen
174
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Simon Westlund8.448.74
2×2Mattias Uvesten1.672.33
4×4Nathaniel Berg30.8432.45
5×5Simon Westlund54.381:01.95
6×6Simon Westlund2:01.382:07.52
7×7Simon Westlund2:58.543:12.83
3×3 blindfoldedTomas Kristiansson55.33—
3×3 Fewest MovesJakob Gunnarsson28 moves—
3×3 one-handedAnders Berggren13.1214.27
ClockNathaniel Berg7.297.91
MegaminxSimon Westlund41.5644.42
PyraminxMattias Uvesten2.563.62
SkewbJakob Gunnarsson2.843.79
Square-1Helmer Ewert8.3710.90
4×4 blindfoldedDaniel Wallin4:44.62—
5×5 blindfoldedSimon Westlund18:33.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindTomas Kristiansson17 of 20 cubes · 56:56—
3×3 with feetElvin Thorsen48.5153.26

The PB harvest

174 set · 45 still standing
  • Simon Westlund — Megaminx single 37.40: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Simon Jansson — Pyraminx single 2.03: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Minea Engström Alanen — Pyraminx single 2.04: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Simon Westlund — 3×3 single 6.95: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Simon Westlund — 3×3 one-handed single 11.55: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Jamil Mkelle — 2×2 single 1.59: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Simon Westlund — 5×5 single 54.38: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Valdemar Bengtsson — Pyraminx single 3.58: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

78 competitors · 714 results · 18 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. Simon Westlund won it with a 8.74 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

78 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.