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Swisscubing Better Be Quick 2018

Blonay · 4 August 2018 · 9 events · 21 competitors · 27 personal bests

Tobias Peter won three of the nine events (3×3 blindfolded, Clock, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Yann Kull by 0.24 seconds. 21 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Tobias Peter set the Clock average national record: 8.31.

Three wins
Tobias Peter — 3×3 blindfolded, Clock, Skewb
0.24s
closest final — Pyraminx, Yann Kull over Reto Bubendorf
27
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Juliette Sébastien7.728.87
2×2Reto Bubendorf1.962.88
4×4Richard Delacoste29.1235.27
5×5Richard Delacoste1:01.911:04.87
3×3 blindfoldedTobias Peter48.8957.43
3×3 one-handedJuliette Sébastien10.4511.57
ClockTobias Peter7.758.31
PyraminxYann Kull3.633.87
SkewbTobias Peter2.905.10

The PB harvest

27 set · 5 still standing
  • Sean Findlay — 2×2 single 1.48: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Louis Menétrey — 2×2 single 1.77: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Erwan Kohler — 4×4 single 34.97: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Hannah Minas — Clock single 7.76: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • Yann Kull — Clock single 22.55: into the top 71.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

21 competitors · 209 results · 9 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 8.87 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

21 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.