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Black Pawn in Brest 2020

Brest · 7 November 2020 · 7 events · 31 competitors · 31 personal bests

Vadzim Smirnou won two of the seven events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Vladislav Kaminskiy by 0.04 seconds. 31 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Nikita Starodubov set the 4×4 single national record: 29.32.

Two wins
Vadzim Smirnou — 2×2, Skewb
0.04s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Vladislav Kaminskiy over Pavel Yushkevich
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ivan Bogdan7.728.55
2×2Vadzim Smirnou2.302.39
4×4Nikita Starodubov29.3231.60
5×5Nikita Starodubov1:00.161:01.66
3×3 one-handedVladislav Kaminskiy12.3914.58
PyraminxBogdan Dovbysh3.064.30
SkewbVadzim Smirnou2.933.89

The PB harvest

31 set · 30 still standing

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

31 competitors · 224 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. Ivan Bogdan won it with a 8.55 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

31 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.