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Cuberussia in SPB 2017

Pushkin, St. Petersburg · 25 February 2017 · 18 events · 96 competitors · 134 personal bests

Dmitry Dobrjakov won three of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Dmitry Dergunov by 0.08 seconds. 96 competitors produced 134 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Dmitry Aniskin set the Megaminx single national record: 47.60.

Three wins
Dmitry Dobrjakov — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.08s
closest final — 2×2, Dmitry Dergunov over Pavel Galaktionov
134
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dmitry Dobrjakov6.627.85
2×2Dmitry Dergunov2.563.05
4×4Dmitry Dobrjakov32.8035.57
5×5Dmitry Dobrjakov1:05.431:14.21
6×6Artem Yashkov2:47.172:53.77
7×7Pavel Galaktionov3:49.924:04.45
3×3 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov36.67—
3×3 Fewest MovesFarid Mikhailov37 moves—
3×3 one-handedDmitry Dergunov11.0312.94
ClockIlya Tsiareshka6.307.00
MegaminxDmitry Aniskin47.6053.31
PyraminxFarid Mikhailov4.515.21
SkewbVladislav Kozhin2.864.06
Square-1Sergey Chirin9.1013.23
4×4 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov4:15.39—
5×5 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov4:56.89—
3×3 Multi-BlindMaxim Chechnev8 of 11 cubes · 59:22—
3×3 with feetMaxim Chechnev1:28.101:57.64

The PB harvest

134 set · 34 still standing
  • Dmitry Aniskin — 3×3 one-handed single 11.27: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Nikita Kikhtenko — 2×2 single 1.56: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Dmitry Aniskin — Pyraminx single 3.57: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Vyacheslav Sizov — Pyraminx single 4.53: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.
  • Artemii Nevostruev — 3×3 single 13.79: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Dmitry Dergunov — Megaminx single 1:20.92: into the top 22.4% of the event's history.
  • Vladimir Kushnir — 3×3 single 14.43: into the top 22.5% of the event's history.
  • Sergey Grigorev — 3×3 one-handed single 21.81: into the top 25.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 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

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

96 competitors · 678 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. Dmitry Dobrjakov won it with a 7.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

96 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.