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Tofta Summer Open 2023

Tofta · 12 August 2023 · 12 events · 49 competitors · 99 personal bests

Elvin Thorsen won four of the twelve events (3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Niklas Aasen Eliasson by 0.13 seconds. 49 competitors produced 99 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Birgitta Zacharoff took a Pyraminx single of 39.68 down to 18.67, 53 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Elvin Thorsen — 3×3, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.13s
closest final — 2×2, Niklas Aasen Eliasson over Elvin Thorsen
99
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Elvin Thorsen6.557.71
2×2Niklas Aasen Eliasson1.181.83
4×4William Jensen29.5031.55
5×5William Jensen53.8156.66
3×3 blindfoldedElvin Thorsen23.8340.40
3×3 one-handedWilliam Jensen11.6614.96
ClockNiklas Aasen Eliasson3.183.76
MegaminxElvin Thorsen42.5548.64
PyraminxElvin Thorsen2.403.29
SkewbWilliam Jensen3.213.38
Square-1Niklas Aasen Eliasson10.0012.88
3×3 Multi-BlindViktor Zenk16 of 16 cubes · 56:40—

The PB harvest

99 set · 24 still standing
  • Anton Johansson — Pyraminx single 2.84: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Herman Axelsson — 2×2 single 1.71: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Emil Ohlsson — Pyraminx single 3.77: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Anton Johansson — Skewb single 4.06: into the top 11.3% of the event's history.
  • Anton Johansson — 2×2 single 2.74: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Linus Ljungholm — 4×4 single 40.74: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Ted Öberg — 3×3 single 12.31: into the top 15.0% of the event's history.
  • Ludvig Eriksson — 3×3 single 12.55: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

49 competitors · 510 results · 12 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. Elvin Thorsen won it with a 7.71 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

49 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.