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CCC Kalmykia 2018

Elista, Republic of Kalmykia · 13 October 2018 · 18 events · 43 competitors · 89 personal bests

Esedullah Ragimov won five of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Saveliy Surikov by 0.26 seconds. 43 competitors produced 89 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Oleg Tiuliumdzhiev (Олег Тюлюмджиев) took a Pyraminx single of 17.17 down to 6.07, 65 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Esedullah Ragimov — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed
0.26s
closest final — 2×2, Saveliy Surikov over Esedullah Ragimov
89
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Esedullah Ragimov10.0811.45
2×2Saveliy Surikov3.574.26
4×4Esedullah Ragimov44.7747.12
5×5Esedullah Ragimov1:23.331:39.67
6×6Bair Bembeev (Баир Бембеев)3:17.743:23.77
7×7Maria Zhits5:39.915:47.59
3×3 blindfoldedEgor Besedin (Егор Беседин)1:18.391:47.30
3×3 Fewest MovesEsedullah Ragimov44 moves
3×3 one-handedEsedullah Ragimov22.4223.04
ClockErdnya Badmaev (Эрдня Бадмаев)12.7818.43
MegaminxSaveliy Surikov50.3357.76
PyraminxSaveliy Surikov3.724.36
SkewbOleg Eminov4.724.89
Square-1Saveliy Surikov18.5826.14
4×4 blindfoldedIvan Osovik12:02.00
5×5 blindfoldedEgor Besedin (Егор Беседин)
3×3 Multi-BlindIvan Osovik9 of 12 cubes · 57:06
3×3 with feetMaria Zhits1:27.341:38.53

The PB harvest

89 set · 37 still standing

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

43 competitors · 322 results · 18 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. Esedullah Ragimov won it with a 11.45 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

43 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.