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Kalmykia Open 2019

Elista, Republic of Kalmykia · 30 March 2019 · 17 events · 40 competitors · 65 personal bests

Dmitry Dobrjakov won eight of the 17 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Oleg Eminov by 0.10 seconds. 40 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Saveliy Surikov set the Megaminx average national record: 49.46.

Eight wins
Dmitry Dobrjakov — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed
0.10s
closest final — Pyraminx, Oleg Eminov over Saveliy Surikov
65
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dmitry Dobrjakov8.499.08
2×2Dmitry Dobrjakov1.583.09
4×4Dmitry Dobrjakov32.9835.78
5×5Dmitry Dobrjakov1:08.871:18.00
6×6Dmitry Dobrjakov2:02.602:12.01
7×7Dmitry Dobrjakov3:34.253:55.88
3×3 blindfoldedMaria Zhits2:00.46
3×3 Fewest MovesDmitry Dobrjakov34 moves
3×3 one-handedDmitry Dobrjakov13.5015.49
ClockAlexander Katyukov (Александр Катюков)8.7610.39
MegaminxSaveliy Surikov47.8149.46
PyraminxOleg Eminov3.854.61
SkewbOleg Eminov3.925.61
Square-1Saveliy Surikov14.3419.22
4×4 blindfoldedEvgeny Skachkov
3×3 Multi-BlindMaria Zhits3 of 3 cubes · 12:44
3×3 with feetErdnya Badmaev (Эрдня Бадмаев)1:21.771:44.37

The PB harvest

65 set · 34 still standing

First-timers

16 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 264 results · 17 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. Dmitry Dobrjakov won it with a 9.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

40 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.