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Nicosia Cubers 2020

Nicosia · 22 February 2020 · 6 events · 59 competitors · 66 personal bests

Alexander Bashutkin won three of the six events (2×2, Megaminx, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Leon Schmidtchen by 0.29 seconds. 59 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Michael Eleftheriades set the Megaminx single national record: 1:05.33.

Three wins
Alexander Bashutkin — 2×2, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.29s
closest final — 3×3, Leon Schmidtchen over Alexander Bashutkin
66
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Leon Schmidtchen7.508.86
2×2Alexander Bashutkin1.261.92
4×4Leon Schmidtchen31.7434.45
3×3 blindfoldedModest Podzolkin1:50.831:57.46
MegaminxAlexander Bashutkin1:02.171:05.51
PyraminxAlexander Bashutkin2.993.74

The PB harvest

66 set · 42 still standing

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

59 competitors · 247 results · 6 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. Leon Schmidtchen won it with a 8.86 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

59 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.