Competitions · Estonia

Tallinn Open 2016

Tallinn · 13 March 2016 · 5 events · 12 competitors · 14 personal bests

Andreas Pung won two of the five events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Alfred Saidlo by 1.12 seconds. 12 competitors produced 14 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mihkel Ilves set the 4×4 single national record: 58.52.

Two wins

Andreas Pung — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed

1.12s

closest final — 3×3, Alfred Saidlo over Anti Ingel

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Alfred Saidlo	12.46	13.26
2×2	Andreas Pung	3.52	5.24
4×4	Mihkel Ilves	58.52	1:05.40
3×3 blindfolded	Uku Kruusamägi	2:13.72	—
3×3 one-handed	Andreas Pung	21.09	24.74

The PB harvest

14 set · 4 still standing

Samuil Batsinski — 3×3 single 29.94: into the top 62.4% of the event's history.
Ott Vahtrik — 3×3 one-handed single 39.63: into the top 64.8% of the event's history.
Andreas Toomas Kuusk — 3×3 single 32.71: into the top 67.1% of the event's history.
Samuil Batsinski — 3×3 one-handed single 1:21.81: into the top 93.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

12 competitors · 40 results · 5 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. Alfred Saidlo won it with a 13.26 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

12 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.