Competitions · Russia
Kalmykia Open 2017
Elista, Republic of Kalmykia · 8 April 2017 · 18 events · 30 competitors · 16 personal bests
Maxim Chechnev won five of the 18 events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ilya Tsiareshka by 0.00 seconds. 30 competitors produced 16 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Vladislav Botvinko took a 3×3 one-handed single of 2:07.43 down to 56.77, 55 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ilya Tsiareshka | 12.14 | 12.62 |
| 2×2 | Ilya Tsiareshka | 3.64 | 5.41 |
| 4×4 | Ilya Tsiareshka | 48.58 | 55.56 |
| 5×5 | Kirill Litvinov | 1:30.98 | 1:38.72 |
| 6×6 | Kirill Litvinov | 3:58.84 | 4:26.75 |
| 7×7 | Kirill Litvinov | 6:26.07 | 6:28.96 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Maxim Chechnev | 1:07.56 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Maxim Chechnev | 42 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Kirill Litvinov | 14.58 | 18.70 |
| Clock | Ilya Tsiareshka | 7.65 | 8.85 |
| Megaminx | Oleg Eminov | 1:42.82 | 1:51.84 |
| Pyraminx | Artur Kayumov | 4.62 | 7.05 |
| Skewb | Oleg Eminov | 7.80 | 9.40 |
| Square-1 | Ivan Vervayn | 35.50 | 43.39 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Evgeny Skachkov | — | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Maxim Chechnev | 43:00.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Maxim Chechnev | 10 of 13 cubes · 59:35 | — |
| 3×3 with feet | Maxim Chechnev | 1:17.46 | 1:33.72 |
The PB harvest
16 set · 3 still standing- Islam Ibragimgadzhiev — 3×3 single 17.34: into the top 32.1% of the event's history.
- Islam Ibragimgadzhiev — 2×2 single 5.19: into the top 41.7% of the event's history.
- Vladislav Botvinko — 4×4 single 2:10.96: into the top 86.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
23 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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
30 competitors · 261 results · 18 events.
Everyone who competed
30 competitors- Artur Kayumov
- Badma Bembetov
- Danil Kravchenko
- Egor Shchepetov
- Erdne Garyaev
- Eva-Virsaviya Neretina
- Evgeny Skachkov
- Gennadiy Samoilov
- Grigory Avedikyan
- Ilya Tsiareshka
- Isa Neretin
- Islam Ibragimgadzhiev
- Ivan Vervayn
- Kirill Litvinov
- Maksim Talykov
- Matvey Kravchenko
- Maxim Chechnev
- Maxim Olzeev
- Oleg Eminov
- Roman Grachev
- Ruslan Skakunov
- Saveliy Surikov
- Sergey Kachanov
- Stepan Matveev
- Tseren Tyurbeev
- Vadim Stromchinsky
- Victor Poddubnyi
- Vitaly Kabanov
- Vladislav Botvinko
- Vyacheslav Chub
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.