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Varberg Open 2026

Varberg · 23 May 2026 · 8 events · 46 competitors · 53 personal bests

Emanuel Schelin won two of the eight events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Pep Edén by 0.10 seconds. 46 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Eskil Munthe set the Pyraminx single national record: 0.98.

Two wins
Emanuel Schelin — 3×3, 4×4
0.10s
closest final — 2×2, Pep Edén over Frank Lindblom
53
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Emanuel Schelin5.986.89
2×2Pep Edén1.071.18
4×4Emanuel Schelin28.7331.47
3×3 blindfoldedEskil Munthe25.8129.08
3×3 one-handedFrank Lindblom10.7212.10
ClockAxel Hultfeldt4.425.65
PyraminxEskil Munthe2.282.88
SkewbFrank Lindblom1.732.38

The PB harvest

53 set · 33 still standing
  • Eskil Munthe — Pyraminx single 0.98: into the top 0.029% of the event's history.
  • Frank Lindblom — 3×3 single 5.18: into the top 0.16% of the event's history.
  • Frank Lindblom — 2×2 single 0.88: into the top 0.35% of the event's history.
  • William Gerdin — 2×2 single 1.06: into the top 0.68% of the event's history.
  • Alexander Nilsson — Pyraminx single 2.26: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Felix Hansson Tam — Clock single 3.74: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Alfred Carrander — 2×2 single 1.51: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Axel Hultfeldt — Clock single 4.40: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

46 competitors · 307 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. Emanuel Schelin won it with a 6.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

46 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.