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Vännäs & Friends 2024

Vännäsby · 14 June 2024 · 16 events · 22 competitors · 43 personal bests

Niklas Aasen Eliasson won twelve of the 16 events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Niklas Aasen Eliasson by 0.50 seconds. 22 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Niklas Aasen Eliasson set the Clock single world record: 2.25.

Twelve wins
Niklas Aasen Eliasson — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
0.50s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Niklas Aasen Eliasson over Gustav Wälivaara
43
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Niklas Aasen Eliasson7.378.57
2×2Niklas Aasen Eliasson1.171.40
4×4Gustav Wälivaara31.7135.03
5×5Gustav Wälivaara56.781:04.82
6×6Gustav Wälivaara1:48.191:54.47
7×7Gustav Wälivaara2:38.592:49.61
3×3 blindfoldedNiklas Aasen Eliasson51.75
3×3 Fewest MovesNiklas Aasen Eliasson28 moves
3×3 one-handedNiklas Aasen Eliasson15.8217.73
ClockNiklas Aasen Eliasson2.252.95
MegaminxNiklas Aasen Eliasson46.0448.08
PyraminxNiklas Aasen Eliasson2.694.28
SkewbNiklas Aasen Eliasson2.934.63
Square-1Niklas Aasen Eliasson8.7311.37
4×4 blindfoldedNiklas Aasen Eliasson7:01.20
5×5 blindfoldedNiklas Aasen Eliasson

The PB harvest

43 set · 20 still standing
  • Niklas Aasen Eliasson — Clock single 2.25: into the top 0.13% of the event's history.
  • Olle Folkesson — Skewb single 2.10: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Frans Sjöstedt — 3×3 single 8.63: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Gustav Wälivaara — 3×3 one-handed single 12.74: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Frans Sjöstedt — 2×2 single 1.99: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Hannes Marklund — 3×3 single 10.78: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Loke Sjöner — Pyraminx single 5.79: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
  • Olle Folkesson — Megaminx single 1:18.18: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

22 competitors · 267 results · 16 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. Niklas Aasen Eliasson won it with a 8.57 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

22 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.