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Competitions · Azerbaijan

Baku Open 2015

Baku · 19 July 2015 · 7 events · 22 competitors · 5 personal bests

Mahir Israfilov won four of the seven events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Mahir Israfilov by 0.23 seconds. 22 competitors produced 5 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mahir Israfilov set the Skewb single national record: 15.08.

Four wins
Mahir Israfilov — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, Skewb
0.23s
closest final — 2×2, Mahir Israfilov over Javid Nabizade
5
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3İskender Aznavur14.4716.81
2×2Mahir Israfilov5.346.31
4×4Mahir Israfilov1:02.101:10.02
5×5Mahir Israfilov2:18.902:24.02
3×3 one-handedİskender Aznavur20.5725.28
PyraminxJavid Nabizade9.2412.34
SkewbMahir Israfilov15.0821.35

The PB harvest

5 set · 1 still standing
  • Ismikhan Rahimov — 3×3 single 30.96: into the top 64.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

22 competitors · 73 results · 7 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. İskender Aznavur won it with a 16.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

22 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.