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Cuberussia in Kalmykia 2017

Elista, Republic of Kalmykia · 5 August 2017 · 14 events · 27 competitors · 34 personal bests

Ilya Tsiareshka won five of the 14 events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ilya Tsiareshka by 0.06 seconds. 27 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Roman Grachev took a 2×2 single of 14.90 down to 5.98, 60 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Ilya Tsiareshka — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Clock
0.06s
closest final — 3×3, Ilya Tsiareshka over Anton Shcherbakov
34
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ilya Tsiareshka9.9011.45
2×2Anton Shcherbakov2.382.89
4×4Ilya Tsiareshka48.9851.06
5×5Saveliy Surikov1:42.231:53.54
7×7Tseren Tyurbeev
3×3 blindfoldedIlya Tsiareshka2:58.67
3×3 Fewest MovesIlya Tsiareshka52 moves
3×3 one-handedAnton Shcherbakov13.5515.82
ClockIlya Tsiareshka6.536.76
MegaminxSaveliy Surikov1:23.651:30.78
PyraminxAnton Shcherbakov3.274.44
SkewbOleg Eminov3.564.69
Square-1Artur Kayumov21.2127.35
3×3 Multi-BlindIvan Osovik4 of 7 cubes · 53:49

The PB harvest

34 set · 12 still standing
  • Anton Shcherbakov — Pyraminx single 3.16: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Anton Shcherbakov — 3×3 one-handed single 13.55: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Anton Shcherbakov — 3×3 single 9.56: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Anton Shcherbakov — 2×2 single 2.38: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Sergey Kachanov — 2×2 single 2.80: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
  • Sergey Kachanov — 3×3 single 12.06: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Sergey Kachanov — Pyraminx single 6.09: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
  • Sergey Kachanov — Skewb single 5.57: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

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

The field

27 competitors · 242 results · 14 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. Ilya Tsiareshka 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' R U R2 U' D2 L U' B D2 F' U2 B2 U2 R2 D R2 F2
  2. 2B L2 D2 R' B' D F2 U B' D2 R U2 R2 B2 L2 B2 U D2 L2 U
  3. 3R2 D' R U' R' L U' D B U2 F2 U2 L' B2 D2 R F2 L' F2
  4. 4L U' D' B U' B2 R2 U2 B R' B D2 F D2 L2 U2 D2 B2 R2
  5. 5R2 D2 F' U2 F D2 B2 L2 U2 L2 U2 R' F L D2 F' U L2 F2 U2 F

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

27 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.