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Tietomaa Open 2019

Oulu · 27 April 2019 · 16 events · 29 competitors · 50 personal bests

Kari Hyttinen won five of the 16 events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Kari Hyttinen by 0.89 seconds. 29 competitors produced 50 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Timo Norrkniivilä set the 3×3 blindfolded average national record: 34.31.

Five wins
Kari Hyttinen — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed
0.89s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Kari Hyttinen over Niko Ronkainen
50
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kari Hyttinen7.889.17
2×2Kari Hyttinen2.012.44
4×4Joona Ekdahl36.3839.68
5×5Kari Hyttinen1:06.161:12.33
6×6Kari Hyttinen2:26.362:28.30
7×7Niko Ronkainen3:30.423:40.89
3×3 blindfoldedTimo Norrkniivilä31.0634.31
3×3 one-handedKari Hyttinen16.4620.30
ClockNiko Ronkainen6.467.60
MegaminxJoona Ekdahl1:02.461:06.91
PyraminxTimo Norrkniivilä3.294.66
SkewbNiko Ronkainen4.214.94
Square-1Santeri Laine11.8914.56
4×4 blindfoldedTimo Norrkniivilä5:43.49
5×5 blindfoldedOlli Vikstedt
3×3 Multi-BlindTimo Norrkniivilä19 of 28 cubes · 56:54

The PB harvest

50 set · 16 still standing
  • Joona Ekdahl — 3×3 single 9.43: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
  • Joona Ekdahl — 4×4 single 35.13: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Hannu Vanhatalo — 2×2 single 2.84: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Jaakko Viirret — 2×2 single 3.36: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
  • Sandra Kuotesaho — 3×3 single 13.77: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Joona Ekdahl — 5×5 single 1:29.26: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.
  • Sandra Kuotesaho — Square-1 single 20.06: into the top 28.1% of the event's history.
  • Hannu Vanhatalo — Skewb single 6.75: into the top 31.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

29 competitors · 275 results · 16 events.

Everyone who competed

29 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.