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Nizhny Novgorod Spring Open 2019

Nizhny Novgorod · 6 April 2019 · 14 events · 63 competitors · 141 personal bests

Dmitry Kryuzban won three of the 14 events (3×3, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Valeriy Kurbatov by 0.06 seconds. 63 competitors produced 141 personal bests, 61 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Vladislav Kozhin set the Skewb average national record: 3.26.

Three wins
Dmitry Kryuzban — 3×3, 6×6, 7×7
0.06s
closest final — Pyraminx, Valeriy Kurbatov over Dmitry Kryuzban
141
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dmitry Kryuzban8.2310.17
2×2Dmitry Gundin2.072.95
4×4Maxim Ilin34.0840.84
5×5Alexey Kislovskiy1:07.411:14.22
6×6Dmitry Kryuzban2:07.702:16.13
7×7Dmitry Kryuzban3:37.793:45.81
3×3 blindfoldedAlexey Kislovskiy1:00.02—
3×3 Fewest MovesSerhii Koksharov (Сергій Кокшаров)30 moves—
3×3 one-handedMaxim Ilin16.1217.38
ClockDmitry Gundin5.146.32
MegaminxVladimir Fedorov45.8449.39
PyraminxValeriy Kurbatov2.843.31
SkewbVladislav Kozhin2.573.53
Square-1Alexey Kislovskiy10.4115.70

The PB harvest

141 set · 61 still standing
  • Emil Khalimov — 3×3 single 8.07: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Mikhail Malinowski — 3×3 single 8.33: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Alexey Kislovskiy — 3×3 one-handed single 12.38: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Vladislav Kozhin — 3×3 one-handed single 12.54: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Alexey Kislovskiy — Square-1 single 10.41: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
  • Sergey Mironchenkov — 3×3 one-handed single 14.60: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Emil Khalimov — 2×2 single 2.42: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Alexey Kislovskiy — Clock single 6.41: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

63 competitors · 538 results · 14 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 Kryuzban won it with a 10.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

63 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.