Competitions · Ukraine

Kharkiv Special 2014

Kharkiv · 22 March 2014 · 12 events · 74 competitors · 70 personal bests

Maxim Chechnev won three of the twelve events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ihor Bilchenko (Ігор Більченко) by 1.79 seconds. 74 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Oksana Tyvodar set the 3×3 with feet single national record: 51.38.

Three wins

Maxim Chechnev — 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

1.79s

closest final — 3×3, Ihor Bilchenko (Ігор Більченко) over Artem Melikian (Артем Мелікян)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ihor Bilchenko (Ігор Більченко)	9.53	10.48
6×6	Andrii Chernichko (Андрій Черничко)	3:01.96	3:10.73
7×7	Andrii Chernichko (Андрій Черничко)	5:10.11	5:17.56
3×3 Fewest Moves	Anton Krokhmal (Антон Крохмаль)	32 moves	35.67
Clock	Ihor Bilchenko (Ігор Більченко)	10.71	11.65
Megaminx	Artem Melikian (Артем Мелікян)	1:33.25	1:43.81
Skewb	Andrii Kompaniiets (Андрій Компанієць)	5.93	9.34
Square-1	Artem Melikian (Артем Мелікян)	32.22	46.39
4×4 blindfolded	Maxim Chechnev	12:35.00	—
5×5 blindfolded	Maxim Chechnev	—	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Maxim Chechnev	6 of 7 cubes · 31:07	—
3×3 with feet	Oksana Tyvodar	51.38	56.61

The PB harvest

70 set · 15 still standing

Oksana Tyvodar — 3×3 with feet single 51.38: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
Andrii Chernichko (Андрій Черничко) — 6×6 single 3:01.96: into the top 42.0% of the event's history.
Anatolii Kozina (Анатолій Козіна) — Skewb single 8.88: into the top 47.6% of the event's history.
Ihor Hubskyi (Ігор Губський) — 3×3 single 23.14: into the top 48.3% of the event's history.
Damir Almakaiev (Дамір Алмакаєв) — 3×3 single 24.52: into the top 51.5% of the event's history.
Andrii Chernichko (Андрій Черничко) — 7×7 single 5:10.11: into the top 53.9% of the event's history.
Ruslan Hamza (Руслан Гамза) — 3×3 single 26.56: into the top 55.9% of the event's history.
Eduard Marruho (Едуард Марруго) — 3×3 single 27.02: into the top 56.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

74 competitors · 239 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. Ihor Bilchenko (Ігор Більченко) won it with a 10.48 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

74 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.