Competitions · Bulgaria

Bulgarian Aniversary 2023

Sofia · 4 March 2023 · 8 events · 63 competitors · 112 personal bests

Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev won four of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Kristina Kostova by 0.26 seconds. 63 competitors produced 112 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ilian Bashev set the 2×2 single national record: 1.29.

Four wins

Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6

0.26s

closest final — Skewb, Kristina Kostova over Nikolas Baxevanis

112

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev	6.90	7.86
2×2	Kaloyan Vladimirov Kalev	1.70	2.47
4×4	Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev	31.46	36.14
5×5	Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev	56.32	1:03.22
6×6	Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev	2:04.34	2:07.25
3×3 one-handed	Alexander Tenev	13.23	15.78
Pyraminx	Nikolas Baxevanis	4.36	4.81
Skewb	Kristina Kostova	4.44	5.08

The PB harvest

112 set · 34 still standing

Georgi Angelov — 3×3 single 8.25: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev — 3×3 one-handed single 12.25: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Kaloyan Galabinov — 5×5 single 1:02.17: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
Elitsa Petrova — Pyraminx single 4.15: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
Kaloyan Galabinov — Pyraminx single 4.30: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
Kaloyan Galabinov — 6×6 single 2:00.56: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
Esin Mehmedova — 3×3 single 11.36: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
Georgi Angelov — 3×3 one-handed single 17.77: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

63 competitors · 438 results · 8 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. Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev won it with a 7.86 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.