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Swiss Science Open 2018

Winterthur · 3 November 2018 · 10 events · 80 competitors · 108 personal bests

Michał Pleskowicz won two of the ten events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Rouven Fäh by 0.05 seconds. 80 competitors produced 108 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Dominic Lumsden set the Pyraminx single national record: 1.45.

Two wins
Michał Pleskowicz — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.05s
closest final — Pyraminx, Rouven Fäh over Daniel Grabski
108
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michał Pleskowicz7.368.02
2×2Dominic Lumsden2.543.33
4×4Tobias Peter33.5936.91
5×5Theo Mayer1:04.321:08.65
3×3 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko47.33—
3×3 one-handedMichał Pleskowicz11.0811.58
MegaminxDaniel Grabski50.4655.30
PyraminxRouven Fäh2.554.38
SkewbTobias Peter3.854.89
Square-1Dominic Lumsden13.4514.22

The PB harvest

108 set · 18 still standing
  • Dominic Lumsden — Pyraminx single 1.45: into the top 0.36% of the event's history.
  • Mika Schwendener — 3×3 one-handed single 20.17: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
  • Timo Andraskay — Pyraminx single 6.75: into the top 25.8% of the event's history.
  • Mika Schwendener — 5×5 single 1:34.11: into the top 30.8% of the event's history.
  • Liam Braun — 3×3 single 19.76: into the top 39.2% of the event's history.
  • Christophe Grosjean — Megaminx single 1:53.67: into the top 42.4% of the event's history.
  • Liam Braun — 2×2 single 5.42: into the top 44.4% of the event's history.
  • Christian Meyer — Square-1 single 27.84: into the top 45.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

27 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

80 competitors · 489 results · 10 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. Michał Pleskowicz won it with a 8.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

80 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.