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Kharkiv Special 2018

Kharkiv · 25 December 2018 · 8 events · 33 competitors · 48 personal bests

Nikita Kovalchuk (Нікіта Ковальчук) won four of the eight events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Nikita Kovalchuk (Нікіта Ковальчук) by 2.63 seconds. 33 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Daniel Yakhkind set the Clock single national record: 8.57.

Four wins
Nikita Kovalchuk (Нікіта Ковальчук) — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Square-1
2.63s
closest final — Square-1, Nikita Kovalchuk (Нікіта Ковальчук) over Lev Golub (Лев Голуб)
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

The PB harvest

48 set · 11 still standing

First-timers

Three 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

33 competitors · 175 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

33 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.