Competitions · Russia

MPEI Open 2016

Moscow · 25 November 2016 · 18 events · 230 competitors · 277 personal bests

Andrey Che won two of the 18 events (2×2, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Dmitry Dergunov by 0.01 seconds. 230 competitors produced 277 personal bests, 99 of which still stand today, and 54 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alexey Zharikov set the Square-1 single national record: 8.58.

Two wins

Andrey Che — 2×2, Square-1

0.01s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Dmitry Dergunov over Andrey Che

277

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Dmitry Dobrjakov	7.63	8.27
2×2	Andrey Che	1.74	2.60
4×4	Ihor Bilchenko (Ігор Більченко)	35.78	37.26
5×5	Alexey Zharikov	59.39	1:01.81
6×6	Vladislav Shavelskiy	1:44.03	1:49.43
7×7	Vladislav Shavelskiy	2:36.11	2:41.54
3×3 blindfolded	Oleksandr Ivanchak (Олександр Іванчак)	33.33	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Serhii Koksharov (Сергій Кокшаров)	24 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Dmitry Dergunov	12.67	13.63
Clock	Dmitry Kryuzban	6.03	7.88
Megaminx	Vladimir Korovin	54.69	56.90
Pyraminx	Dmitry Kryuzban	3.18	4.11
Skewb	Vladislav Kozhin	2.51	3.96
Square-1	Andrey Che	10.05	12.62
4×4 blindfolded	Vladimir Okenchits	4:05.25	—
5×5 blindfolded	Roman Strakhov	4:58.12	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Rustam Valeev	19 of 22 cubes · 59:03	—
3×3 with feet	Vladimir Korovin	42.15	47.48

The PB harvest

277 set · 99 still standing

Alexey Zharikov — Square-1 single 8.58: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Irina Drobitjko — 3×3 one-handed single 13.52: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
Ivan Katkov — Skewb single 3.23: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Artem Yashkov — Square-1 single 11.08: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
Dmitry Aniskin — Square-1 single 11.13: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Vladimir Korovin — Square-1 single 11.58: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
Aleksander Rogozhin — 3×3 single 10.79: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
Anton Savushkin — 3×3 single 11.13: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

54 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

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

230 competitors · 1191 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 8.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

230 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.