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MPEI Open 2014

Moscow · 28 November 2014 · 18 events · 216 competitors · 297 personal bests

Ivan Torgashov (Иван Торгашов) won three of the 18 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Dmitry Dobrjakov by 0.29 seconds. 216 competitors produced 297 personal bests, 107 of which still stand today, and 65 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Pavel Yushkevich set the 3×3 Fewest Moves single national record: 29 moves.

Three wins
Ivan Torgashov (Иван Торгашов) — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.29s
closest final — 3×3, Dmitry Dobrjakov over Daniil Lee
297
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dmitry Dobrjakov8.839.24
2×2Daniil Lee2.343.33
4×4Dmitry Zvyagintsev33.6537.93
5×5Ivan Torgashov (Иван Торгашов)1:07.521:11.84
6×6Ivan Torgashov (Иван Торгашов)2:15.152:19.59
7×7Ivan Torgashov (Иван Торгашов)3:19.443:26.47
3×3 blindfoldedAnton Rostovikov33.79—
3×3 Fewest MovesSerhii Koksharov (Сергій Кокшаров)29 moves—
3×3 one-handedDmitry Zvyagintsev13.6515.31
ClockFyodor Ivanov8.068.95
MegaminxDmitry Aniskin59.311:08.72
PyraminxDmitry Kryuzban3.254.06
SkewbDmitry Lavrov4.594.88
Square-1Dmitry Kryuzban19.4323.09
4×4 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov3:12.94—
5×5 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov5:53.66—
3×3 Multi-BlindRoman Strakhov10 of 10 cubes · 44:08—
3×3 with feetYaroslav Ivanashev1:06.661:12.21

The PB harvest

297 set · 107 still standing
  • Fyodor Ivanov — 3×3 single 7.25: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Daniil Lee — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
  • Daniil Arkhipov — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Maksim Vorobyev — Pyraminx single 4.11: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Ivan Putilov — 2×2 single 2.50: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Dmitry Dergunov — Pyraminx single 4.48: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Ildar Salakhetdinov — 2×2 single 2.64: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.
  • Egor Panin — Pyraminx single 4.58: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

65 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

16 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

216 competitors · 1219 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 9.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

216 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.