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Güneşli Sınav Cube Weekend 2023

İstanbul · 25 February 2023 · 11 events · 51 competitors · 75 personal bests

Andrey Che won seven of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Andrey Che by 0.53 seconds. 51 competitors produced 75 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alikhan Zhanybekov set the 5×5 single national record: 59.87.

Seven wins
Andrey Che — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Square-1
0.53s
closest final — 2×2, Andrey Che over Mehmet Efe Günay
75
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andrey Che6.657.52
2×2Andrey Che1.361.94
4×4Andrey Che28.2932.55
5×5Andrey Che44.5852.00
6×6Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев)2:04.672:08.46
7×7Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев)2:48.112:52.31
3×3 blindfoldedDamir Zhanataev1:34.221:55.06
3×3 one-handedAndrey Che9.0710.75
ClockSarp Abaç5.818.07
MegaminxAndrey Che47.1648.09
Square-1Andrey Che10.3212.08

The PB harvest

75 set · 19 still standing
  • Kaloyan Galabinov — 4×4 single 32.81: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Alikhan Zhanybekov — 7×7 single 3:24.14: into the top 17.7% of the event's history.
  • Ahmet Taha Öner — 3×3 single 13.42: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
  • Hüseyin Özbaş — 3×3 one-handed single 19.90: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Ahmet Taha Öner — 2×2 single 3.88: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
  • Deniz Han Bilyay — 3×3 one-handed single 23.37: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.
  • Sarp Abaç — Megaminx single 1:45.51: into the top 37.9% of the event's history.
  • Eyad Mohamed Ahmed Elhefnawy — 3×3 single 20.36: into the top 41.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

51 competitors · 272 results · 11 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. Andrey Che won it with a 7.52 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

51 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.