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Competitions · Azerbaijan

Eagle of the East 2018

Baku · 10 February 2018 · 12 events · 32 competitors · 20 personal bests

Reto Bubendorf won nine of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Reto Bubendorf by 0.00 seconds. 32 competitors produced 20 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Javid Nabizade set the 7×7 single national record: 7:23.06.

Nine wins
Reto Bubendorf — 3×3, 2×2, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.00s
closest final — 2×2, Reto Bubendorf over Manuel Bühler
20
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Reto Bubendorf8.8710.23
2×2Reto Bubendorf1.883.59
4×4Javid Nabizade39.0743.24
5×5Reto Bubendorf1:12.371:16.14
6×6Manuel Bühler3:02.543:03.10
7×7Reto Bubendorf4:30.784:58.89
3×3 blindfoldedReto Bubendorf1:41.79
3×3 one-handedReto Bubendorf16.4318.97
MegaminxManuel Bühler48.9252.55
PyraminxReto Bubendorf3.744.85
SkewbReto Bubendorf3.225.83
Square-1Reto Bubendorf14.8120.41

The PB harvest

20 set · 8 still standing
  • Suleyman Khalilov — Skewb single 3.73: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
  • Suleyman Khalilov — 3×3 single 11.28: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Suleyman Khalilov — 2×2 single 3.30: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Chingiz Asadzade — 3×3 single 13.24: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
  • Emil Suleymanov — 3×3 single 13.88: into the top 20.5% of the event's history.
  • Chingiz Asadzade — 3×3 one-handed single 24.88: into the top 33.9% of the event's history.
  • Suleyman Khalilov — 3×3 one-handed single 28.89: into the top 44.1% of the event's history.
  • Chingiz Asadzade — Pyraminx single 9.11: into the top 45.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

32 competitors · 207 results · 12 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. Reto Bubendorf won it with a 10.23 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

32 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.