Competitions · Poland

CFL Santa Claus Cube Race 2017

Bełchatów · 16 December 2017 · 18 events · 98 competitors · 171 personal bests

Witali Bułatow won four of the 18 events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Michał Rzewuski by 0.07 seconds. 98 competitors produced 171 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Wojciech Knott set the Clock average world record: 5.20.

Four wins

Witali Bułatow — 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.07s

closest final — Skewb, Michał Rzewuski over Łukasz Burliga

171

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jakub Kipa	8.16	8.43
2×2	Maciej Czapiewski	1.46	1.72
4×4	Wojciech Knott	30.22	32.45
5×5	Michał Halczuk	56.30	1:00.51
6×6	Michał Halczuk	1:50.84	1:51.90
7×7	Michał Halczuk	2:39.30	2:41.27
3×3 blindfolded	Witali Bułatow	39.76	42.84
3×3 Fewest Moves	Ernest Seroczyński	29 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Karol Zakrzewski	11.55	13.28
Clock	Wojciech Knott	4.42	5.20
Megaminx	Jan Zych	43.35	46.72
Pyraminx	Marko Striyeshyn	2.15	2.64
Skewb	Michał Rzewuski	1.79	2.85
Square-1	Jan Zych	9.87	13.21
4×4 blindfolded	Witali Bułatow	3:31.71	—
5×5 blindfolded	Witali Bułatow	9:28.66	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Witali Bułatow	26 of 29 cubes · 56:18	—
3×3 with feet	Jakub Kipa	27.62	29.19

The PB harvest

171 set · 43 still standing

Ignacy Zagajewski — 2×2 single 1.31: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Wojciech Szatanowski — Pyraminx single 2.65: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Paweł Wojciechowski — Skewb single 2.58: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Michał Woźniak — Skewb single 2.77: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Jakub Zarębski — Pyraminx single 3.14: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Piotr Trząski — 2×2 single 2.16: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Michał Wojcieszek — 3×3 one-handed single 13.89: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Ignacy Zagajewski — 3×3 single 9.63: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

98 competitors · 1014 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. Jakub Kipa won it with a 8.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

98 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.