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Swiss Nationals 2018

Thun · 21 September 2018 · 18 events · 66 competitors · 152 personal bests

Alwin Rölz won five of the 18 events (6×6, 7×7, Clock) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Juliette Sébastien by 0.05 seconds. 66 competitors produced 152 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Richard Delacoste set the 6×6 single national record: 1:51.11.

Five wins
Alwin Rölz — 6×6, 7×7, Clock, Pyraminx, 3×3 with feet
0.05s
closest final — 3×3, Juliette Sébastien over Richard Delacoste
152
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Juliette Sébastien7.498.20
2×2Juliette Sébastien2.012.79
4×4Richard Delacoste29.5831.59
5×5Richard Delacoste57.301:00.27
6×6Alwin Rölz1:55.671:59.13
7×7Alwin Rölz3:03.903:10.44
3×3 blindfoldedTobias Peter50.68—
3×3 Fewest MovesReto Bubendorf30 moves32.33
3×3 one-handedMichał Pleskowicz9.9711.49
ClockAlwin Rölz7.098.09
MegaminxJuliette Sébastien44.0948.89
PyraminxAlwin Rölz2.513.29
SkewbGrégoire Gsell3.004.32
Square-1Clément Cherblanc10.5811.83
4×4 blindfoldedChristophe Grosjean——
5×5 blindfoldedTobias Peter17:35.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindTobias Peter14 of 17 cubes · 58:51—
3×3 with feetAlwin Rölz36.6643.71

The PB harvest

152 set · 34 still standing
  • Yannic Waser — Skewb single 1.84: into the top 0.99% of the event's history.
  • Rouven Fäh — Pyraminx single 1.98: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Alessio Giuliano — Skewb single 2.16: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Theo Mayer — Skewb single 2.26: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • David Gisler — 3×3 single 8.53: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Marcel Pfeuti — 4×4 single 34.32: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Yannick Balsiger — Skewb single 3.24: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Dominic Lumsden — Skewb single 3.45: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

66 competitors · 895 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. Juliette Sébastien won it with a 8.20 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

66 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.