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Kalmykia Open 2018

Elista, Republic of Kalmykia · 7 April 2018 · 18 events · 76 competitors · 88 personal bests

Saveliy Surikov won six of the 18 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Oleg Eminov by 0.04 seconds. 76 competitors produced 88 personal bests, 40 of which still stand today, and 51 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Damir Onikov took a 3×3 single of 56.93 down to 15.89, 72 percent better in one day.

Six wins
Saveliy Surikov — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Megaminx, Square-1
0.04s
closest final — Skewb, Oleg Eminov over Saveliy Surikov
88
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ilya Tsiareshka9.6610.63
2×2Vladislav Mungin2.723.46
4×4Saveliy Surikov39.6044.72
5×5Saveliy Surikov1:32.451:37.57
6×6Saveliy Surikov3:39.324:00.98
7×7Tseren Tyurbeev8:01.778:27.42
3×3 blindfoldedMaxim Chechnev1:21.48—
3×3 Fewest MovesSaveliy Surikov49 moves—
3×3 one-handedVladislav Mungin20.6023.20
ClockIlya Tsiareshka6.607.59
MegaminxSaveliy Surikov54.041:03.51
PyraminxOleg Eminov3.514.54
SkewbOleg Eminov5.035.55
Square-1Saveliy Surikov16.7520.03
4×4 blindfoldedMaxim Chechnev19:19.00—
5×5 blindfoldedMaxim Chechnev38:59.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindMaxim Chechnev7 of 13 cubes · 1:00:00—
3×3 with feetMaxim Chechnev1:33.251:37.34

The PB harvest

88 set · 40 still standing
  • Oleg Eminov — Pyraminx single 3.51: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Roman Grachev — 2×2 single 2.47: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Vitaly Kabanov — Skewb single 4.71: into the top 16.0% of the event's history.
  • Vladislav Mungin — Pyraminx single 5.67: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
  • Oleg Eminov — Megaminx single 1:19.56: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
  • Vitaly Kabanov — 3×3 single 16.04: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
  • Oleg Eminov — Clock single 10.71: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
  • Serafim Vyshentsev — 3×3 single 17.34: into the top 32.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

51 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

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

The field

76 competitors · 500 results · 18 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. Ilya Tsiareshka won it with a 10.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 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.