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MPEI Open 2015

Moscow · 27 November 2015 · 18 events · 208 competitors · 226 personal bests

Vladislav Shavelskiy won four of the 18 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Dmitry Kryuzban by 0.23 seconds. 208 competitors produced 226 personal bests, 68 of which still stand today, and 61 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Roman Strakhov set the 5×5 blindfolded single world record: 5:04.81.

Four wins
Vladislav Shavelskiy — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.23s
closest final — Pyraminx, Dmitry Kryuzban over Ivan Katkov
226
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dmitry Dobrjakov7.538.52
2×2Dmitry Dobrjakov2.812.97
4×4Vladislav Shavelskiy34.2736.51
5×5Vladislav Shavelskiy1:01.841:07.55
6×6Vladislav Shavelskiy1:44.591:52.37
7×7Vladislav Shavelskiy2:32.572:34.74
3×3 blindfoldedAndrey Ivanov41.15—
3×3 Fewest MovesDmitry Dobrjakov28 moves—
3×3 one-handedAndrey Che11.7113.09
ClockIlya Tsiareshka6.457.26
MegaminxDmitry Aniskin1:02.571:09.54
PyraminxDmitry Kryuzban2.803.63
SkewbDmitry Lavrov3.685.09
Square-1Alexey Mikhailov16.0420.14
4×4 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov2:53.30—
5×5 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov5:04.81—
3×3 Multi-BlindRoman Strakhov14 of 16 cubes · 56:52—
3×3 with feetVladimir Korovin53.5356.63

The PB harvest

226 set · 68 still standing
  • Ivan Katkov — Pyraminx single 1.72: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
  • Viktor Shipitsin — Pyraminx single 2.16: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Kyyarkhan Nikolaev — Pyraminx single 2.58: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Dmitriy Manin — Pyraminx single 3.21: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Tigran Orbelyan — 3×3 single 10.38: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Oleg Fedichkin — 3×3 single 10.75: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
  • Andrey Bankov — Pyraminx single 4.65: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
  • Dmitry Levakov — 3×3 single 11.34: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

61 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

7 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

208 competitors · 1049 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 8.52 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

208 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.