Competitions · Finland

VERK XIII 2026

Helsinki · 7 March 2026 · 12 events · 15 competitors · 16 personal bests

Luukas Lempinen won four of the twelve events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Urho Kinnunen by 0.35 seconds. 15 competitors produced 16 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Leo Huuki took a 3×3 Fewest Moves single of 38 moves down to 30 moves, 21 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Luukas Lempinen — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, Megaminx

0.35s

closest final — Pyraminx, Urho Kinnunen over Luukas Lempinen

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
2×2	Niilo Eskelinen	1.85	2.26
4×4	Luukas Lempinen	27.16	29.67
5×5	Luukas Lempinen	53.76	56.98
6×6	Luukas Lempinen	1:37.18	1:45.06
7×7	Urho Kinnunen	2:31.33	2:35.79
3×3 Fewest Moves	Vincenzo Maria Gammino	26 moves	28.67
3×3 one-handed	Urho Kinnunen	12.60	14.19
Clock	Aarni Salakari	2.64	3.66
Megaminx	Luukas Lempinen	47.45	51.15
Pyraminx	Urho Kinnunen	1.99	3.24
Skewb	Urho Kinnunen	2.05	2.92
Square-1	Niilo Eskelinen	6.94	7.57

The PB harvest

16 set · 9 still standing

Atilla Kopecky — 3×3 one-handed single 12.59: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Väinö Leppänen — 3×3 one-handed single 17.57: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
Leo Huuki — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 30 moves: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Jimi Helminen — Square-1 single 16.65: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
Atilla Kopecky — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 32 moves: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
Tomi Ronkainen — Clock single 9.35: into the top 21.8% of the event's history.
Jimi Helminen — Clock single 9.72: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.
Chiara Marcucci — 4×4 single 1:02.24: into the top 38.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

15 competitors · 241 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

15 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.