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Competitions · Russia

Krasnodar Winter 2019

Krasnodar · 7 December 2019 · 13 events · 65 competitors · 97 personal bests

Azamat Tuko won three of the 13 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Daniil Rublev (Даниил Рублёв) by 0.08 seconds. 65 competitors produced 97 personal bests, 80 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Dmitriy Tupis (Дмитрий Ту́пис) took a Clock single of 23.26 down to 8.52, 63 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Azamat Tuko — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.08s
closest final — 2×2, Daniil Rublev (Даниил Рублёв) over Vladislav Mungin
97
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Azamat Tuko8.9010.36
2×2Daniil Rublev (Даниил Рублёв)2.413.16
4×4Azamat Tuko31.2434.87
5×5Azamat Tuko1:10.401:18.32
3×3 blindfoldedNikita Popkov1:43.902:00.71
3×3 Fewest MovesNikita Popkov36 moves
3×3 one-handedAlexander Tolstov (Александр Толстов)16.9118.22
ClockAlexander Katyukov (Александр Катюков)7.849.39
MegaminxRoman Povolotskii1:03.311:14.79
PyraminxDaniil Rublev (Даниил Рублёв)3.544.44
SkewbDaniil Rublev (Даниил Рублёв)4.004.81
Square-1Nikita Popkov18.4519.91
3×3 with feetViacheslav Nartokov (Вячеслав Нартоков)1:04.251:18.35

The PB harvest

97 set · 80 still standing

First-timers

39 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

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

The field

65 competitors · 418 results · 13 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. Azamat Tuko won it with a 10.36 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

65 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.