Competitions · Georgia
Caucasus Open 2023
Tbilisi · 2 December 2023 · 10 events · 36 competitors · 62 personal bests
Timofei Tarasenko won six of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Vako Marchilashvili (ვაკო მარჩილაშვილი) by 0.04 seconds. 36 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Timofei Tarasenko | 5.44 | 5.98 |
| 2×2 | Vako Marchilashvili (ვაკო მარჩილაშვილი) | 1.31 | 1.63 |
| 4×4 | Timofei Tarasenko | 23.24 | 26.66 |
| 5×5 | Timofei Tarasenko | 44.57 | 47.78 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Timofei Tarasenko | 10.69 | 12.86 |
| Clock | Timofei Tarasenko | 6.17 | 7.78 |
| Megaminx | Timofei Tarasenko | 29.99 | 35.09 |
| Pyraminx | Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) | 2.52 | 3.01 |
| Skewb | Giorgi Gegeshidze (გიორგი გეგეშიძე) | 3.58 | 4.12 |
| Square-1 | Vahe Oustakarayan | 13.21 | 19.92 |
The PB harvest
62 set · 18 still standing- Kevin Marcalian (کوین مارکالیان) — 3×3 single 9.01: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Arame Matshkalyan — Clock single 6.79: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
- Kevin Marcalian (کوین مارکالیان) — 4×4 single 38.82: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
- Grigor Shahverdyan — 5×5 single 1:09.77: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
- Kevin Marcalian (کوین مارکالیان) — 5×5 single 1:11.65: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
- Luka Gogichaishvili — 2×2 single 2.90: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
- Grigor Shahverdyan — Clock single 7.77: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
- Aria Aghabozorgi — 4×4 single 42.60: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two 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
9 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
36 competitors · 335 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. Timofei Tarasenko won it with a 5.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D2 U2 R2 D2 B' D2 B' R2 F2 R2 D2 U L F' D2 U2 L D2 B' R' - 2
L D U2 L2 B L2 F' L2 B U2 F L2 D2 F R' D2 U R D2 R2 - 3
D2 L2 U2 L2 D' B2 D' R2 F2 L2 R D' B2 F' D U' L' B2 U R - 4
L' D L2 R2 B' D2 L2 D2 F' U2 F2 R' U L D B' R' U B' - 5
D L B' D2 F2 R' B' R2 U B2 L' B2 U2 L' F2 B2 R2 U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
36 competitors- Alexey Nikitin
- Ana Marchilashvili (ანა მარჩილაშვილი)
- Andrey Yakubovski
- Andro Gvaramadze
- Arame Matshkalyan
- Aria Aghabozorgi
- Arkadiusz Abramowski
- Dachi Tevdorashvili
- Damir Zhanataev
- Daniel Mamonov
- Deniel Andriasov
- Eduard Hakobyan
- Gevorg Melkumyan
- Giorgi Gegeshidze (გიორგი გეგეშიძე)
- Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი)
- Grigor Shahverdyan
- Jeshurun Moyer
- Ketevan Feradze (ქეთევან ფერაძე)
- Kevin Marcalian (کوین مارکالیان)
- Luka Gogichaishvili
- Luka Patashuri (ლუკა პატაშური)
- Marek Dąbrowski
- Maxim Sarkisovi
- Mayis Jraghatspanyan
- Megi Gviniashvili (მეგი ღვინიაშვილი)
- Mikhail Nikitin
- Nikolozi Kobakhidze (ნიკოლოზი კობახიძე)
- Nino Zguladze
- Saba Vepkhvadze (საბა ვეფხვაძე)
- Stanisław Dąbrowski
- Tamar Dolenjishvili
- Tigran Harutyunyan
- Timofei Tarasenko
- Tinatin Tsimakuridze
- Vahe Oustakarayan
- Vako Marchilashvili (ვაკო მარჩილაშვილი)
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.