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Zurich Open 2018

Uster · 12 May 2018 · 15 events · 73 competitors · 129 personal bests

Michał Pleskowicz won three of the 15 events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Michał Pleskowicz by 0.05 seconds. 73 competitors produced 129 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alwin Rölz set the Clock single national record: 7.73.

Three wins
Michał Pleskowicz — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.05s
closest final — 3×3, Michał Pleskowicz over Richard Delacoste
129
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michał Pleskowicz7.098.15
2×2Michał Pleskowicz1.272.78
4×4Richard Delacoste31.8636.60
5×5Richard Delacoste1:04.581:06.81
6×6Fabian Löhle2:02.722:12.56
7×7Fabian Löhle3:09.803:23.20
3×3 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko1:01.261:31.80
3×3 Fewest MovesErwan Kohler32 moves—
3×3 one-handedMichał Pleskowicz9.5012.14
ClockAlwin Rölz7.739.86
MegaminxManuel Bühler50.7753.84
PyraminxAlwin Rölz2.593.29
SkewbTheo Mayer2.765.83
Square-1Alwin Rölz10.4512.71
3×3 Multi-BlindOleg Gritsenko16 of 17 cubes · 54:37—

The PB harvest

129 set · 18 still standing
  • Marco Syfrig — 3×3 single 10.08: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • David Gisler — 5×5 single 1:19.49: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
  • Jannik Gartmann — 5×5 single 1:19.79: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
  • Nicolas Messerli — 2×2 single 4.13: into the top 28.1% of the event's history.
  • Maxi Hubrath — Skewb single 6.50: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
  • Maxi Hubrath — 2×2 single 4.55: into the top 33.6% of the event's history.
  • Jannik Gartmann — 7×7 single 4:09.06: into the top 34.0% of the event's history.
  • Louis Zollinger — 2×2 single 5.04: into the top 39.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

73 competitors · 610 results · 15 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. Michał Pleskowicz won it with a 8.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

73 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.