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Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2017

Kazan · 11 November 2017 · 15 events · 89 competitors · 104 personal bests

Timur Frolov won three of the 15 events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Vladimir Vetkin by 0.06 seconds. 89 competitors produced 104 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 51 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ruslan Kazin (Руслан Казин) set the Clock single national record: 20.43.

Three wins
Timur Frolov — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.06s
closest final — 2×2, Vladimir Vetkin over Ivan Karasev
104
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Timur Frolov8.4610.80
2×2Vladimir Vetkin3.364.04
4×4Erik Shakirov41.3143.97
5×5Timur Frolov1:07.951:11.46
6×6Vladimir Vetkin2:54.893:05.11
7×7Vladimir Vetkin4:20.794:22.68
3×3 blindfoldedEgor Dubrovskiy2:32.142:46.57
3×3 Fewest MovesRodion Sekerin40 moves—
3×3 one-handedTimur Frolov16.0317.95
ClockIlya Tsiareshka6.508.08
MegaminxAlexey Kislovskiy1:18.451:20.86
PyraminxPavel Mesyatsev2.765.03
SkewbIvan Karasev3.205.89
Square-1Alexey Kislovskiy15.9619.00
3×3 Multi-BlindMaria Zhits2 of 3 cubes · 23:28—

The PB harvest

104 set · 31 still standing
  • Ivan Karasev — Skewb single 3.20: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Vladimir Vetkin — 2×2 single 2.57: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
  • Sergey Wolferts — 3×3 one-handed single 15.74: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
  • Dmitry Vasilyev — 2×2 single 2.62: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Yakov Korotkov — 3×3 one-handed single 17.21: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
  • Vladimir Vetkin — 4×4 single 41.08: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
  • Islam Akhmatgaliev — Skewb single 4.43: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Yakov Korotkov — 3×3 single 14.87: into the top 24.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

51 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

89 competitors · 513 results · 15 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. Timur Frolov won it with a 10.80 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.