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Moscow Christmas Open 2016

Moscow · 8 January 2016 · 18 events · 89 competitors · 141 personal bests

Dmitry Dobrjakov won three of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Andrey Che by 0.18 seconds. 89 competitors produced 141 personal bests, 60 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Vladislav Shavelskiy set the 7×7 single continental record: 2:25.96.

Three wins
Dmitry Dobrjakov — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 Fewest Moves
0.18s
closest final — 2×2, Andrey Che over Pavel Galaktionov
141
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dmitry Dobrjakov8.118.43
2×2Andrey Che2.703.10
4×4Dmitry Dobrjakov32.0635.95
5×5Vladislav Shavelskiy55.511:02.23
6×6Vladislav Shavelskiy1:47.741:55.37
7×7Vladislav Shavelskiy2:25.962:32.76
3×3 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov47.10—
3×3 Fewest MovesDmitry Dobrjakov28 moves—
3×3 one-handedPavel Galaktionov12.0113.67
ClockIlya Tsiareshka5.267.62
MegaminxAndrey Che1:10.071:12.60
PyraminxDmitry Kryuzban2.553.46
SkewbVladimir Korovin4.305.61
Square-1Alexey Mikhailov17.2418.68
4×4 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov3:01.43—
5×5 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov5:16.80—
3×3 Multi-BlindMaxim Chechnev7 of 7 cubes · 38:29—
3×3 with feetVladimir Korovin43.5347.68

The PB harvest

141 set · 60 still standing
  • Dmitry Aniskin — 3×3 single 6.87: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Pavel Galaktionov — Pyraminx single 2.16: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Yaroslav Ivanashev — 3×3 single 10.34: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
  • Rasul Gamzabekov — 3×3 single 10.89: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Yaroslav Ivanashev — 3×3 one-handed single 16.97: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
  • Denis Rapoport — 3×3 single 11.72: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
  • Alexey Mikhailov — Pyraminx single 5.06: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
  • Vladimir Kostin — 3×3 single 12.48: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

89 competitors · 616 results · 18 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 8.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.