Competitions · Estonia

Tartu Open 2018

Tartu · 8 December 2018 · 7 events · 55 competitors · 88 personal bests

Aleksandr Beznogov won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Jēkabs Janovs by 0.19 seconds. 55 competitors produced 88 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Andrei Solntsev set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 58.21.

Three wins

Aleksandr Beznogov — 3×3, 2×2, Skewb

0.19s

closest final — Pyraminx, Jēkabs Janovs over Markuss Pietkuns

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Aleksandr Beznogov	9.47	10.72
2×2	Aleksandr Beznogov	2.35	2.87
3×3 blindfolded	Andrei Solntsev	58.21	1:04.33
3×3 one-handed	Jēkabs Janovs	16.11	20.39
Megaminx	Kristiāns Pietkuns	53.71	58.48
Pyraminx	Jēkabs Janovs	3.33	4.10
Skewb	Aleksandr Beznogov	3.08	3.67

The PB harvest

88 set · 25 still standing

Artūrs Smiltnieks — Pyraminx single 2.91: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Richard-Mattias Prints — 2×2 single 2.72: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Kaur Kenk — Pyraminx single 4.75: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
Toms Prieditis — Pyraminx single 5.36: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
Erik Kippus — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:10.80: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
Daniel Lužetski — Pyraminx single 6.07: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
Andris Lukijans — 2×2 single 4.11: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
Richard-Mattias Prints — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:53.88: into the top 31.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

55 competitors · 352 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. Aleksandr Beznogov won it with a 10.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

55 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.