Competitions · Russia
Ekb Open 2015
Ekaterinburg · 10 January 2015 · 16 events · 21 competitors · 44 personal bests
Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) won six of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Oleg Gritsenko by 0.02 seconds. 21 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A national record
Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) set the Clock single national record: 32.68.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) | 11.30 | 11.72 |
| 2×2 | Oleg Gritsenko | 3.93 | 4.98 |
| 4×4 | Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) | 43.75 | 48.62 |
| 5×5 | Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) | 1:28.69 | 1:33.25 |
| 6×6 | Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) | 2:46.11 | 2:55.67 |
| 7×7 | Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) | 4:39.05 | 4:45.05 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Oleg Gritsenko | 35.18 | 51.00 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Oleg Gritsenko | 34 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) | 15.06 | 19.91 |
| Clock | Oleg Gritsenko | 20.92 | 26.28 |
| Megaminx | Vladimir Lebedev | 1:16.12 | 1:27.74 |
| Pyraminx | Vasily Stasyev | 7.59 | 9.73 |
| Skewb | Oleg Martynov | 6.91 | 8.35 |
| Square-1 | Vasily Stasyev | 24.10 | 27.39 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Oleg Gritsenko | 3:58.33 | 4:21.21 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Oleg Gritsenko | 4 of 5 cubes · 11:25 | — |
The PB harvest
44 set · 9 still standing- Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
- Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) — 5×5 single 1:17.38: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
- Vasily Stasyev — 3×3 single 14.65: into the top 23.2% of the event's history.
- Vladimir Lebedev — 4×4 single 57.56: into the top 33.8% of the event's history.
- George Terskov — 3×3 single 22.91: into the top 47.7% of the event's history.
- George Terskov — 2×2 single 7.44: into the top 63.9% of the event's history.
- Vyacheslav Tokarev — 3×3 one-handed single 40.69: into the top 66.3% of the event's history.
- Vladimir Lebedev — 7×7 single 5:58.78: into the top 67.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
3 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
21 competitors · 249 results · 16 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. Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) won it with a 11.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R2 B2 F' R2 D2 B D2 F D2 F' D' R2 F U' B' L2 F2 R B2 - 2
F2 D2 R2 B' F L2 U2 B' R D F U R' U2 L U B' D2 F' - 3
D2 L F2 R' B2 L B2 L U' B' L2 B U' B R' F' D F R2 - 4
U2 L2 B D2 U2 B F L2 B' L' R2 D' F R B' U' L2 D' L R' - 5
R2 B2 L2 D' B2 U2 R2 U L' F D B F2 L F' U F' D2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
21 competitors- Alexander Belous
- Alexey Surnin
- Andrey Frantsev
- Anton Goryachikh
- Anton Lagunov
- Egor Osintsev
- George Terskov
- Ilya Smoliakov
- Marcel Sverigin
- Maxim Kalinichenko
- Maxim Parfenov
- Nikita Lukashev
- Oleg Gritsenko
- Oleg Martynov
- Semyon Terskov
- Vasily Stasyev
- Vladimir Lebedev
- Vyacheslav Tokarev
- Yuri Gorbunov
- Yuri Podkorytov
- Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков)
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.