Competitions · Russia
Astrakhan Spring Open 2019
Astrakhan · 23 March 2019 · 14 events · 46 competitors · 61 personal bests
Nikolay Vasilyev won six of the 14 events (4×4, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Nikolay Vasilyev by 0.57 seconds. 46 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ilyas Iskaliev (Ильяс Искалиев) took a 2×2 single of 13.33 down to 2.28, 83 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ilya Tsiareshka | 9.77 | 10.38 |
| 2×2 | Aziz Olzhagali (Азиз Олжагали) | 2.30 | 2.98 |
| 4×4 | Nikolay Vasilyev | 43.26 | 49.83 |
| 5×5 | Roman Povolotskii | 1:26.56 | 1:36.55 |
| 6×6 | Nikolay Vasilyev | 2:40.19 | 3:00.07 |
| 7×7 | Nikolay Vasilyev | 4:31.62 | 4:41.42 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Nikolay Vasilyev | 4:12.37 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Nikolay Vasilyev | 35 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Aziz Olzhagali (Азиз Олжагали) | 17.45 | 21.13 |
| Clock | Ilya Tsiareshka | 5.74 | 8.63 |
| Megaminx | Nikolay Vasilyev | 58.91 | 1:06.99 |
| Pyraminx | Andrey Mishin | 3.73 | 4.47 |
| Skewb | Aziz Olzhagali (Азиз Олжагали) | 4.16 | 5.73 |
| Square-1 | Andrey Mishin | 18.08 | 23.38 |
The PB harvest
61 set · 35 still standing- Denis Churbakov (Денис Чурбаков) — 2×2 single 2.18: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
- Ilyas Iskaliev (Ильяс Искалиев) — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
- Denis Churbakov (Денис Чурбаков) — Pyraminx single 4.30: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
- Roman Povolotskii — 3×3 one-handed single 15.59: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
- Gennadiy Samoilov — 2×2 single 3.52: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
- Denis Churbakov (Денис Чурбаков) — 3×3 single 15.04: into the top 24.6% of the event's history.
- Egor Kirillov (Егор Кириллов) — 2×2 single 4.25: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
- Damir Denishov — Pyraminx single 7.30: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
26 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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
46 competitors · 304 results · 14 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. Ilya Tsiareshka won it with a 10.38 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R' U2 R2 F2 L' D2 R2 U2 B2 F U2 B F' D B U' B' R' B2 - 2
F U R' F' L' D2 F R' F B' R B2 U' B2 U2 L2 D' L2 F2 - 3
D2 L' B2 D2 R2 U2 R B2 D2 F2 D' U' B U' B F' R' B D F - 4
D2 R2 B U2 R2 U2 B F L2 R B L' D2 F L' U' B2 U F2 - 5
F2 U L2 U L2 R2 U L2 R2 U2 R D' R D2 F' U2 R' B L2 F D
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
46 competitors- Abay Aishuakov (Абай Айшуаков)
- Abay Aitbayev (Абай Айтбаев)
- Adiya Olzhagali (Адия Олжагали)
- Alan Kushbanov (Алан Кушбанов)
- Alexander Menshov (Александр Меньшов)
- Alexey Tsyplakov (Алексей Цыплаков)
- Andrey Mishin
- Artem Ramazanov (Артём Рамазанов)
- Artur Gamidov (Артур Гамидов)
- Artur Kayumov
- Artyom Muratov (Артём Муратов)
- Aziz Olzhagali (Азиз Олжагали)
- Damir Denishov
- Daniil Rublev (Даниил Рублёв)
- Daniyal Aliev (Даниял Алиев)
- Denis Churbakov (Денис Чурбаков)
- Egor Kirillov (Егор Кириллов)
- Egor Shchepetov
- Gennadiy Samoilov
- Ildar Aliev (Ильдар Алиев)
- Ilfat Younusov (Ильфат Юнусов)
- Ilya Frolkin (Илья Фролкин)
- Ilya Tsiareshka
- Ilyas Iskaliev (Ильяс Искалиев)
- Ivan Pletnev (Иван Плетнев)
- Kazi Pirov (Кази Пиров)
- Kirill Liuft (Кирилл Люфт)
- Kirill Ovchinnikov (Кирилл Овчинников)
- Madina Aliyeva (Мадина Алиева)
- Maxim Znamenshikov (Максим Знаменшиков)
- Nikolay Vasilyev
- Omar Magomedov (Омар Магомедов)
- Oskar Gainutdinov (Оскар Гайнутдинов)
- Pavel Zhidkov (Павел Жидков)
- Pavel Zuev (Павел Зуев)
- Ramazan Ramazanov (Рамазан Рамазанов)
- Raniz Mirzaev (Раниз Мирзаев)
- Renal Aryukov (Ренал Арюков)
- Roman Povolotskii
- Sadyk Aliev (Садык Алиев)
- Safar Musaev (Сафар Мусаев)
- Sergey Ivanov (Сергей Иванов)
- Varvara Syachina (Варвара Сячина)
- Vladimir Tabalykin (Владимир Табалыкин)
- Vladislav Grishin (Владислав Гришин)
- Yaroslav Zelepukhin
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.