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Tietomaa Open 2018

Oulu · 14 April 2018 · 16 events · 21 competitors · 46 personal bests

Niko Ronkainen won nine of the 16 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Juho Arjanne by 0.45 seconds. 21 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Juho Heikkinen took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:13.78 down to 44.71, 39 percent better in one day.

Nine wins
Niko Ronkainen — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Skewb
0.45s
closest final — Pyraminx, Juho Arjanne over Niko Ronkainen
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Niko Ronkainen10.6411.02
2×2Niko Ronkainen1.982.83
4×4Niko Ronkainen39.0541.65
5×5Niko Ronkainen1:20.511:24.88
6×6Niko Ronkainen2:29.512:41.30
7×7Niko Ronkainen3:49.033:55.11
3×3 blindfoldedOlli Vikstedt50.50
3×3 one-handedNiko Ronkainen18.6121.05
ClockNiko Ronkainen5.197.37
MegaminxJoona Ekdahl1:03.191:08.51
PyraminxJuho Arjanne4.455.27
SkewbNiko Ronkainen3.454.18
Square-1Juho Arjanne10.5116.74
4×4 blindfoldedOlli Vikstedt4:20.17
5×5 blindfoldedOlli Vikstedt
3×3 Multi-BlindOlli Vikstedt11 of 11 cubes · 49:16

The PB harvest

46 set · 10 still standing
  • Tiitus Pöykkö — 2×2 single 3.22: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Sandra Kuotesaho — Skewb single 5.26: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Juho Heikkinen — 3×3 single 14.17: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
  • Tommi Aalto — Pyraminx single 6.28: into the top 22.1% of the event's history.
  • Tiitus Pöykkö — 3×3 single 16.82: into the top 30.4% of the event's history.
  • Tiitus Pöykkö — Pyraminx single 8.27: into the top 38.5% of the event's history.
  • Tommi Aalto — 3×3 single 19.78: into the top 39.3% of the event's history.
  • Juho Heikkinen — 3×3 one-handed single 44.71: into the top 71.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

21 competitors · 185 results · 16 events.

Everyone who competed

21 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.