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Bulgarian Nationals 2024

Sofia · 14 December 2024 · 10 events · 76 competitors · 92 personal bests

Akash Rupela won three of the ten events (6×6, 7×7, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Kristina Kostova by 0.48 seconds. 76 competitors produced 92 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alexander Tenev set the Megaminx single national record: 49.19.

Three wins
Akash Rupela — 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx
0.48s
closest final — Skewb, Kristina Kostova over Iliyan Katrandjiev
92
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ivaylo Tanev6.538.15
2×2Kaloyan Vladimirov Kalev1.592.36
4×4Ognian Baruh33.9237.91
5×5Alexander Tenev1:03.891:08.46
6×6Akash Rupela1:55.072:06.01
7×7Akash Rupela3:32.253:39.88
3×3 one-handedAlexander Tenev12.7813.12
MegaminxAkash Rupela56.2459.20
PyraminxAleksandar Dimitrov3.013.98
SkewbKristina Kostova2.904.30

The PB harvest

92 set · 48 still standing
  • Alexander Tenev — Megaminx single 49.19: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Akash Rupela — 4×4 single 33.55: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Alexandar Dimitrov — Pyraminx single 4.11: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Akash Rupela — 6×6 single 1:55.07: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
  • Tsvetozar Rusanov — Skewb single 3.79: into the top 9.5% of the event's history.
  • Konstantin Dimitrov — 3×3 single 12.05: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Velin Doychev — 5×5 single 1:15.16: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
  • Vladimir Ivanov Ivanov — Pyraminx single 5.43: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

76 competitors · 504 results · 10 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 Tanev won it with a 8.15 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 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.