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MPEI Open 2012

Moscow · 24 November 2012 · 17 events · 166 competitors · 286 personal bests

Georgy Vershinin won three of the 17 events (4×4, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nikolay Evdokimov by 0.09 seconds. 166 competitors produced 286 personal bests, 86 of which still stand today, and 51 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Nurym Kudaibergen set the 3×3 single national record: 8.22.

Three wins
Georgy Vershinin — 4×4, 5×5, 7×7
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Nikolay Evdokimov over Sergey Ryabko
286
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniil Lee7.979.78
2×2Nikolay Evdokimov2.183.30
4×4Georgy Vershinin39.7743.36
5×5Georgy Vershinin1:17.691:21.72
6×6Vladislav Shavelskiy2:32.302:39.92
7×7Georgy Vershinin3:56.404:00.60
3×3 blindfoldedAnton Rostovikov46.94—
3×3 Fewest MovesSergey Ryabko26 moves—
3×3 one-handedNikolay Evdokimov14.9316.28
ClockDmitry Kryuzban8.388.61
MegaminxAleksey Grishin1:18.811:24.02
PyraminxDmitry Kryuzban3.634.45
Square-1Dmitry Kryuzban18.7523.90
4×4 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko4:07.90—
5×5 blindfoldedDmitry Karyakin8:56.41—
3×3 Multi-BlindAnton Rostovikov9 of 10 cubes · 55:11—
3×3 with feetViktor Danilov1:57.222:08.90

The PB harvest

286 set · 86 still standing
  • Nurym Kudaibergen — 3×3 single 8.22: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Sergey Ryabko — 2×2 single 1.96: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Nurym Kudaibergen — 2×2 single 2.05: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
  • Ilya Yatsenko — 3×3 single 9.47: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Evgeny Akivis — 2×2 single 2.20: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Sergey Ryabko — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 26 moves: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Valentin Samsonov — 2×2 single 2.22: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Dmitry Karyakin — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 27 moves: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

51 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

25 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

166 competitors · 952 results · 17 events.

Everyone who competed

166 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.