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MPEI Open 2017

Moscow · 24 November 2017 · 18 events · 290 competitors · 292 personal bests

Alexey Zharikov won three of the 18 events (4×4, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Dmitry Dergunov by 0.04 seconds. 290 competitors produced 292 personal bests, 96 of which still stand today, and 88 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Grigorii Alekseev set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 26.21.

Three wins
Alexey Zharikov — 4×4, 6×6, 7×7
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Dmitry Dergunov over Andrey Che
292
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dmitry Dobrjakov7.698.58
2×2Dmitry Dergunov2.452.58
4×4Alexey Zharikov28.6634.72
5×5Artyom Martirosov1:02.581:05.95
6×6Alexey Zharikov1:44.821:48.18
7×7Alexey Zharikov2:31.342:36.32
3×3 blindfoldedGrigorii Alekseev26.21—
3×3 Fewest MovesDmitry Dobrjakov27 moves—
3×3 one-handedDmitry Dergunov11.8112.83
ClockIlya Tsiareshka6.326.84
MegaminxAndrey Che48.7751.77
PyraminxDmitry Kryuzban3.063.38
SkewbGrigoriy Andreev3.113.59
Square-1Andrey Che8.8510.66
4×4 blindfoldedGrigorii Alekseev3:25.59—
5×5 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov8:54.63—
3×3 Multi-BlindGrigorii Alekseev27 of 30 cubes · 53:50—
3×3 with feetVladimir Korovin38.1040.02

The PB harvest

292 set · 96 still standing
  • Artem Ganzha — 3×3 single 6.21: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
  • Maksim Vorobyev — 3×3 single 6.84: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Grigoriy Andreev — Skewb single 2.10: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Fyodor Borisov — Pyraminx single 3.53: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
  • Nikolay Golovenko — Square-1 single 12.58: into the top 11.0% of the event's history.
  • Magomed Bashtaev — Skewb single 4.11: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
  • Grigoriy Andreev — 2×2 single 2.89: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Magomed Bashtaev — Square-1 single 13.91: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

88 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

290 competitors · 1372 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 8.58 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

290 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.