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Vantaa Open 2019

Vantaa · 9 February 2019 · 12 events · 47 competitors · 85 personal bests

Linus Laurén won five of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Niko Ronkainen by 0.09 seconds. 47 competitors produced 85 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Amos Nordman set the 3×3 single national record: 4.94.

Five wins
Linus Laurén — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.09s
closest final — Skewb, Niko Ronkainen over Antto Pitkänen
85
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Linus Laurén7.758.54
2×2Linus Laurén1.331.73
4×4Linus Laurén35.8640.55
5×5Joonas Silvennoinen1:10.071:16.95
6×6Niko Ronkainen2:23.052:32.19
7×7Niko Ronkainen3:37.953:38.61
3×3 one-handedLinus Laurén11.6213.62
ClockNiko Ronkainen6.327.04
MegaminxJoonas Silvennoinen54.551:01.17
PyraminxCallum McArthur-Mortell3.574.85
SkewbNiko Ronkainen3.694.42
Square-1Linus Laurén9.0312.52

The PB harvest

85 set · 18 still standing
  • Joonas Silvennoinen — 3×3 single 7.83: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Pessi Ansaranta — 4×4 single 30.25: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Juuso Suutari — 3×3 single 10.12: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Juho Arjanne — 4×4 single 39.65: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Santeri Laine — Skewb single 4.19: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Juho Arjanne — Clock single 8.24: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
  • Filppu Porio — Pyraminx single 5.71: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
  • Mikael Mieskonen — 3×3 single 13.76: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 470 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. Linus Laurén won it with a 8.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

47 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.