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Tartu Open 2017

Tartu · 9 December 2017 · 8 events · 35 competitors · 60 personal bests

Imants Liepiņš won three of the eight events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Megaminx, won by Kristiāns Pietkuns by 0.22 seconds. 35 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Erik Kippus set the Megaminx single national record: 1:47.49.

Three wins
Imants Liepiņš — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.22s
closest final — Megaminx, Kristiāns Pietkuns over Imants Liepiņš
60
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Imants Liepiņš9.6910.44
2×2Vilius Ribinskas2.843.56
5×5Imants Liepiņš1:34.971:41.28
3×3 blindfoldedErik Kippus4:45.306:11.61
3×3 one-handedImants Liepiņš15.3619.05
MegaminxKristiāns Pietkuns1:29.091:33.08
PyraminxMarkuss Pietkuns4.345.22
SkewbMark Nedashkovski4.084.87

The PB harvest

60 set · 15 still standing
  • Imants Liepiņš — 3×3 one-handed single 11.98: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Ivan Korochkin — 3×3 single 11.38: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Karel Udras — Pyraminx single 4.84: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Mark Nedashkovski — Pyraminx single 5.25: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Artūrs Nummurs — Skewb single 6.46: into the top 29.4% of the event's history.
  • Reinis Grīnbergs — Skewb single 7.10: into the top 34.4% of the event's history.
  • Karel Udras — 3×3 single 18.49: into the top 35.6% of the event's history.
  • Mikk Maasik — 3×3 single 19.30: into the top 37.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

35 competitors · 230 results · 8 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. Imants Liepiņš won it with a 10.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.