Competitions · Russia

Izhevsk Winter Cube 2019

Izhevsk · 9 February 2019 · 12 events · 88 competitors · 65 personal bests

Ivan Karasev won six of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Ivan Karasev by 0.29 seconds. 88 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 63 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Michael Suzev (Михаил Сюзев) took a Pyraminx single of 9.44 down to 3.07, 67 percent better in one day.

Six wins

Ivan Karasev — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, Pyraminx, Square-1

0.29s

closest final — Square-1, Ivan Karasev over Darya Belonogova

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ivan Karasev	10.31	10.75
2×2	Ivan Karasev	3.04	3.88
4×4	Ivan Karasev	46.26	49.65
5×5	Darya Belonogova	1:31.03	1:34.71
3×3 blindfolded	Ivan Karasev	1:47.40	—
3×3 one-handed	Danila Rogozhnikov (Данила Рогожников)	15.21	16.78
Clock	Dmitriy Rogozhnikov (Дмитрий Рогожников)	11.60	13.40
Megaminx	Darya Belonogova	1:11.30	1:23.35
Pyraminx	Ivan Karasev	2.76	3.87
Skewb	Darya Belonogova	4.13	5.06
Square-1	Ivan Karasev	21.61	27.82
3×3 with feet	Danila Rogozhnikov (Данила Рогожников)	1:04.24	1:13.03

The PB harvest

65 set · 30 still standing

Ivan Karasev — Pyraminx single 2.76: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
Ivan Karasev — 3×3 single 8.20: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Michael Suzev (Михаил Сюзев) — Pyraminx single 3.07: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Polina Lapteva (Полина Лаптева) — 2×2 single 2.47: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
Ivan Karasev — 3×3 one-handed single 16.56: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
Darya Belonogova — Pyraminx single 4.85: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
German Pchelnikov (Герман Пчельников) — 3×3 single 12.14: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
Ivan Karasev — 2×2 single 3.04: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

63 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

88 competitors · 397 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. Ivan Karasev won it with a 10.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

88 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.