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Zurich Open 2017

Wallisellen · 16 September 2017 · 13 events · 59 competitors · 100 personal bests

Reto Bubendorf won three of the 13 events (2×2, Skewb, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Reto Bubendorf by 0.08 seconds. 59 competitors produced 100 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Daniel Grabski set the Megaminx single national record: 49.38.

Three wins
Reto Bubendorf — 2×2, Skewb, Square-1
0.08s
closest final — 2×2, Reto Bubendorf over Robin Tschümperlin
100
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Richard Delacoste8.118.89
2×2Reto Bubendorf1.942.50
4×4Richard Delacoste31.4435.05
5×5Robin Tschümperlin1:05.841:10.58
6×6Marcel Pfeuti2:10.342:18.58
7×7Fabian Löhle3:22.703:27.95
3×3 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko40.4941.96
3×3 one-handedTobias Peter11.5515.67
MegaminxDaniel Grabski49.3855.49
PyraminxSamuel Simko3.223.90
SkewbReto Bubendorf4.845.26
Square-1Reto Bubendorf17.6920.34
3×3 Multi-BlindTobias Peter12 of 12 cubes · 53:46—

The PB harvest

100 set · 6 still standing
  • Robin Tschümperlin — 5×5 single 1:05.84: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Nicholas Hurst — 3×3 single 15.21: into the top 25.1% of the event's history.
  • Marcel Pfeuti — Pyraminx single 6.73: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Oleg Gritsenko — 5×5 single 1:43.40: into the top 37.9% of the event's history.
  • Kauê Manser — 3×3 single 22.22: into the top 46.0% of the event's history.
  • Yannick Morgenthaler — Pyraminx single 10.88: into the top 59.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

59 competitors · 481 results · 13 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. Richard Delacoste won it with a 8.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

59 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.