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Competitions · Azerbaijan

Balakən Open 2019

Balakən · 5 February 2019 · 7 events · 13 competitors · 5 personal bests

Javid Nabizade won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Toğrul İbadlı by 2.26 seconds. 13 competitors produced 5 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mahir Israfilov set the 6×6 single national record: 2:41.02.

Three wins
Javid Nabizade — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
2.26s
closest final — Pyraminx, Toğrul İbadlı over Hikmət Mürsəlzadə
5
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Javid Nabizade9.3711.73
4×4Javid Nabizade36.5640.16
5×5Javid Nabizade1:23.491:27.31
6×6Mahir Israfilov2:41.023:00.75
7×7Mahir Israfilov4:00.094:12.12
PyraminxToğrul İbadlı15.3318.07
SkewbHikmət Mürsəlzadə17.0322.87

The PB harvest

5 set · 1 still standing
  • Mahir Israfilov — 6×6 single 2:41.02: into the top 31.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

13 competitors · 31 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

13 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.