Competitions · Slovakia

Cubing in Ružinov: January 2025

Bratislava · 11 January 2025 · 8 events · 59 competitors · 76 personal bests

Alexey Tsvetkov won four of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Jakub Jurika by 0.11 seconds. 59 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Thomas Heiden set the Square-1 single national record: 7.79.

Four wins

Alexey Tsvetkov — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx

0.11s

closest final — Clock, Jakub Jurika over Szabolcs Szántai

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Alexey Tsvetkov	6.04	6.85
2×2	Alexey Tsvetkov	0.96	1.33
3×3 blindfolded	Simon Praschl	19.66	—
3×3 one-handed	Alexey Tsvetkov	8.56	10.94
Clock	Jakub Jurika	4.59	5.49
Megaminx	Jakub Drobný	43.93	45.18
Pyraminx	Alexey Tsvetkov	1.39	1.89
Square-1	Łukasz Dubicki	6.79	7.91

The PB harvest

76 set · 21 still standing

Oliver Kugler — 3×3 single 5.53: into the top 0.26% of the event's history.
Thomas Heiden — 3×3 single 5.72: into the top 0.34% of the event's history.
Thomas Heiden — Square-1 single 7.79: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Maximilián Kmec — Pyraminx single 3.59: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Fabian Settelen — Pyraminx single 3.64: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Tomasz Larysz — Square-1 single 10.11: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
Timotej Andrejko — Megaminx single 57.26: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Branislav Doliňák — Pyraminx single 4.23: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

59 competitors · 405 results · 8 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. Alexey Tsvetkov won it with a 6.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

59 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.