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Kaspiy Open 2018

Astrakhan · 8 September 2018 · 12 events · 35 competitors · 28 personal bests

Farid Mikhailov won seven of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Farid Mikhailov by 0.13 seconds. 35 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Farid Mikhailov set the 3×3 one-handed single national record: 12.17.

Seven wins
Farid Mikhailov — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.13s
closest final — 2×2, Farid Mikhailov over Saveliy Surikov
28
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Farid Mikhailov8.509.52
2×2Farid Mikhailov3.343.88
4×4Farid Mikhailov39.2343.19
5×5Farid Mikhailov1:05.451:17.20
3×3 blindfoldedFarid Mikhailov1:11.13
3×3 one-handedFarid Mikhailov12.1714.54
ClockIlya Tsiareshka5.978.81
MegaminxSaveliy Surikov50.141:00.72
PyraminxSaveliy Surikov3.474.12
SkewbArtur Kayumov5.016.96
Square-1Saveliy Surikov16.3920.51
3×3 Multi-BlindFarid Mikhailov

The PB harvest

28 set · 9 still standing

First-timers

25 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

35 competitors · 221 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. Farid Mikhailov won it with a 9.52 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

35 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.