Competitions · Finland

Tapiola Winter Open 2018

Espoo · 10 February 2018 · 9 events · 70 competitors · 87 personal bests

Linus Laurén won two of the nine events (3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Timo Norrkniivilä by 0.05 seconds. 70 competitors produced 87 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and 27 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Andreas Pung set the 2×2 single national record: 1.97.

Two wins

Linus Laurén — 3×3 one-handed, Skewb

0.05s

closest final — Pyraminx, Timo Norrkniivilä over Linus Laurén

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kari Hyttinen	8.41	9.27
2×2	Niko Ronkainen	1.91	2.54
4×4	Joonas Silvennoinen	37.89	42.65
3×3 blindfolded	Olli Vikstedt	39.23	44.10
3×3 Fewest Moves	Aleksi Tuononen	30 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Linus Laurén	15.81	16.71
Pyraminx	Timo Norrkniivilä	3.54	4.45
Skewb	Linus Laurén	2.89	4.46
3×3 Multi-Blind	Timo Norrkniivilä	20 of 21 cubes · 59:49	—

The PB harvest

87 set · 24 still standing

Pessi Ansaranta — Skewb single 2.49: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Aleksi Tuononen — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Topias Hyrsylä — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Santeri Laine — 2×2 single 2.41: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
Aleksi Tuononen — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 30 moves: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Kalle Aitoaho — Skewb single 5.08: into the top 18.8% of the event's history.
Topias Lankinen — 2×2 single 3.64: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
Kalle Aitoaho — 2×2 single 3.69: into the top 22.6% 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

70 competitors · 340 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

70 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.