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Valmiera Open 2022

Valmiera · 30 July 2022 · 7 events · 37 competitors · 69 personal bests

Mikus Lembergs won two of the seven events (2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Markuss Pietkuns by 0.05 seconds. 37 competitors produced 69 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Rūdolfs Vīnkalns set the 4×4 single national record: 31.03.

Two wins
Mikus Lembergs — 2×2, 5×5
0.05s
closest final — Pyraminx, Markuss Pietkuns over Remo Pihel
69
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Frederiks Rūdolfs Kronbergs9.399.83
2×2Mikus Lembergs2.442.91
4×4Remo Pihel33.1336.02
5×5Mikus Lembergs1:01.521:08.79
3×3 one-handedRūdolfs Dubovs16.3817.70
ClockRemo Pihel7.019.09
PyraminxMarkuss Pietkuns1.482.84

The PB harvest

69 set · 20 still standing
  • Remo Pihel — Pyraminx single 1.31: into the top 0.22% of the event's history.
  • Markuss Pietkuns — Pyraminx single 1.48: into the top 0.39% of the event's history.
  • Roberts Dreijers — Pyraminx single 1.58: into the top 0.52% of the event's history.
  • Oliver Pällo — Pyraminx single 1.65: into the top 0.61% of the event's history.
  • Mikus Lembergs — Pyraminx single 2.27: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Anett Kruus — 3×3 single 11.30: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Renārs Robežnieks — 3×3 single 12.65: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
  • Renārs Robežnieks — 2×2 single 3.23: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

37 competitors · 272 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. Frederiks Rūdolfs Kronbergs won it with a 9.83 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

37 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.