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Swiss Nationals 2017

Winterthur · 16 December 2017 · 18 events · 109 competitors · 153 personal bests

Oleg Gritsenko won four of the 18 events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Reto Bubendorf by 0.02 seconds. 109 competitors produced 153 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Daniel Grabski set the Megaminx single national record: 45.89.

Four wins
Oleg Gritsenko — 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.02s
closest final — Clock, Reto Bubendorf over Tobias Peter
153
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Richard Delacoste7.758.33
2×2Linus Buck1.632.22
4×4Richard Delacoste29.9433.27
5×5Fabian Löhle1:03.901:09.20
6×6Fabian Löhle2:06.472:13.23
7×7Fabian Löhle3:11.563:24.51
3×3 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko47.151:12.06
3×3 Fewest MovesReto Bubendorf28 moves—
3×3 one-handedMichał Pleskowicz10.3811.72
ClockReto Bubendorf10.7711.01
MegaminxDaniel Grabski45.8954.62
PyraminxAlwin Rölz2.233.19
SkewbLinus Buck3.655.39
Square-1Alwin Rölz12.2214.57
4×4 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko4:53.72—
5×5 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko10:07.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindOleg Gritsenko14 of 17 cubes · 1:00:00—
3×3 with feetReto Bubendorf1:05.611:15.24

The PB harvest

153 set · 28 still standing
  • Fabian Löhle — 3×3 single 7.73: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Robin Tschümperlin — 2×2 single 1.56: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Tobija Graber — Pyraminx single 2.63: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Tobija Graber — 2×2 single 2.11: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Tobija Graber — 3×3 single 10.07: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Marcel Pfeuti — 5×5 single 1:06.58: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Lars Tschümperlin — Pyraminx single 4.45: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Tobija Graber — 3×3 one-handed single 16.07: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 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

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

109 competitors · 715 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. Richard Delacoste won it with a 8.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

109 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.