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Novi Sad Winter 2022

Novi Sad · 17 December 2022 · 10 events · 82 competitors · 125 personal bests

Ianis Costin Chele won three of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ianis Costin Chele by 0.22 seconds. 82 competitors produced 125 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Staš Zupanc set the 4×4 single national record: 28.74.

Three wins
Ianis Costin Chele — 3×3, 2×2, Skewb
0.22s
closest final — 3×3, Ianis Costin Chele over Gábor Slezák
125
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ianis Costin Chele6.957.32
2×2Ianis Costin Chele1.451.87
4×4Gábor Slezák27.5030.18
5×5Gergely Novotni57.521:00.90
6×6Róbert Maróti1:47.041:58.24
7×7Róbert Maróti2:49.522:52.50
3×3 one-handedÁbris Galler11.1612.33
MegaminxGergely Novotni33.9136.34
PyraminxDavid Vujasić2.453.92
SkewbIanis Costin Chele2.153.02

The PB harvest

125 set · 25 still standing
  • Staš Zupanc — 4×4 single 28.74: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
  • Dominik Vidaković — 4×4 single 30.76: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Staš Zupanc — 5×5 single 1:02.07: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Veljko Vitkovac — 2×2 single 2.47: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Róbert Maróti — Megaminx single 58.65: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Lazar Nikić — 3×3 single 12.23: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
  • Veljko Vitkovac — 3×3 one-handed single 18.93: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
  • Danilo Milenković — 3×3 single 13.22: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

82 competitors · 555 results · 10 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. Ianis Costin Chele won it with a 7.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

82 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.