Competitions · Finland
VERK III 2025
Helsinki · 8 March 2025 · 8 events · 19 competitors · 39 personal bests
Luukas Lempinen won four of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Luukas Lempinen by 1.01 seconds. 19 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | Luukas Lempinen | 31.80 | 33.61 |
| 5×5 | Luukas Lempinen | 52.96 | 1:04.33 |
| 6×6 | Luukas Lempinen | 1:40.86 | 1:46.48 |
| 7×7 | Federico Chiarello | 2:47.67 | 2:50.49 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Viljo Elo | 9.76 | 10.93 |
| Clock | Aarni Salakari | 2.65 | 4.20 |
| Megaminx | Antto Pitkänen | 47.21 | 49.95 |
| Square-1 | Luukas Lempinen | 6.67 | 8.15 |
The PB harvest
39 set · 9 still standing- Luukas Lempinen — Clock single 2.89: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
- Aarni Salakari — Square-1 single 6.30: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Antto Pitkänen — Clock single 3.49: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Niilo Eskelinen — Clock single 4.02: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
- Federico Chiarello — 6×6 single 1:48.28: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
- Ruusa Rantalainen — 3×3 one-handed single 26.11: into the top 37.1% of the event's history.
- Noel Salmela — 5×5 single 2:26.38: into the top 64.1% of the event's history.
- Noel Salmela — 3×3 one-handed single 40.52: into the top 66.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
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Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
19 competitors · 245 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
19 competitorsReading 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.