Competitions · United Arab Emirates

Sunmarke Dubai Open II 2017

Dubai · 21 October 2017 · 6 events · 70 competitors · 83 personal bests

Francisco Hamlin won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Francisco Hamlin by 0.02 seconds. 70 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Francisco Hamlin set the 2×2 single continental record: 0.72.

Four wins

Francisco Hamlin — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.02s

closest final — 3×3, Francisco Hamlin over Jeriel James Thomas

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Francisco Hamlin	8.41	9.72
2×2	Francisco Hamlin	1.96	2.16
4×4	Francisco Hamlin	36.79	43.54
5×5	Abishua James Thomas	1:18.54	1:26.33
3×3 blindfolded	Mayur Ukey	2:37.56	—
3×3 one-handed	Francisco Hamlin	12.23	14.65

The PB harvest

83 set · 26 still standing

Francisco Hamlin — 2×2 single 0.72: into the top 0.14% of the event's history.
Fawaz Ahmed — 2×2 single 1.21: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Kaoushik Murugan — 2×2 single 1.30: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Eissa Alshemali — 2×2 single 1.46: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Obban C. Hegde — 2×2 single 3.17: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
Mehak Zehra — 2×2 single 4.06: into the top 27.3% of the event's history.
Obban C. Hegde — 3×3 single 17.35: into the top 32.1% of the event's history.
Karen Mehmani (کارن مهمانی) — 3×3 single 18.26: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 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

17 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

70 competitors · 290 results · 6 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. Francisco Hamlin won it with a 9.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.