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Tunisia Spring Open 2016

Monastir · 15 March 2016 · 8 events · 32 competitors · 33 personal bests

Moez Boussarsar won four of the eight events (2×2, 5×5, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Taha Ben Salah by 0.62 seconds. 32 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Taha Ben Salah set the 5×5 single national record: 2:02.43.

Four wins
Moez Boussarsar — 2×2, 5×5, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.62s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Taha Ben Salah over Emna Boughizane
33
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Emna Boughizane11.0213.93
2×2Moez Boussarsar6.076.79
4×4Taha Ben Salah1:11.641:13.76
5×5Moez Boussarsar2:09.402:35.08
6×6Taha Ben Salah5:18.205:54.73
3×3 one-handedTaha Ben Salah34.1339.61
MegaminxMoez Boussarsar3:02.273:11.36
PyraminxMoez Boussarsar7.8910.53

The PB harvest

33 set · 6 still standing
  • Lina Tayari — Pyraminx single 5.83: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
  • Lamiss Besbes — Pyraminx single 8.79: into the top 43.0% of the event's history.
  • Taha Ben Salah — 5×5 single 2:02.43: into the top 50.7% of the event's history.
  • Alaa Boussaffara — 3×3 single 1:05.90: into the top 93.7% of the event's history.
  • Ahmed Rebai — 3×3 single 1:06.66: into the top 93.9% of the event's history.
  • Ahmed Rebai — 2×2 single 19.59: into the top 95.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

32 competitors · 100 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. Emna Boughizane won it with a 13.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.