Competitions · Estonia

Tartu Open 2016

Tartu · 10 December 2016 · 7 events · 11 competitors · 19 personal bests

Jānis Zirnis won two of the seven events (2×2, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Alfred Saidlo by 0.35 seconds. 11 competitors produced 19 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mihkel Ilves set the 4×4 single national record: 56.68.

Two wins

Jānis Zirnis — 2×2, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.35s

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	10.21	12.35
2×2	Jānis Zirnis	3.14	4.34
4×4	Mihkel Ilves	56.68	59.25
3×3 blindfolded	Uku Kruusamägi	1:53.80	2:43.66
3×3 Fewest Moves	Andreas Pung	40 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Andreas Pung	22.93	26.14
3×3 Multi-Blind	Jānis Zirnis	2 of 3 cubes · 30:00	—

The PB harvest

19 set · 2 still standing

Anti Ingel — 3×3 single 9.63: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
Uku Kruusamägi — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:53.80: into the top 31.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

One person 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

11 competitors · 57 results · 7 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 12.35 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

11 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.