Competitions · Russia
Penza Summer 2017
Penza · 26 August 2017 · 14 events · 27 competitors · 27 personal bests
Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) won five of the 14 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) by 0.84 seconds. 27 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Alexey Yarygin took a Pyraminx single of 12.67 down to 7.38, 42 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) | 9.19 | 10.16 |
| 2×2 | Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) | 4.02 | 4.54 |
| 4×4 | Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) | 45.18 | 52.31 |
| 5×5 | Evgeniy Kabanov | 1:20.74 | 1:36.07 |
| 6×6 | Evgeniy Kabanov | 3:18.73 | 3:22.36 |
| 7×7 | Evgeniy Kabanov | 4:43.45 | 4:44.58 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) | 1:18.27 | 1:30.61 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) | 40 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Kirill Shalashov | 18.99 | 21.74 |
| Megaminx | Evgeniy Kabanov | 1:37.89 | 1:58.13 |
| Pyraminx | Maxim Semykin | 7.69 | 8.37 |
| Skewb | Alina Sizova | 8.92 | 13.34 |
| Square-1 | Marat Akhunov | 29.71 | 38.38 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Maria Zhits | 2 of 3 cubes · 26:14 | — |
The PB harvest
27 set · 7 still standing- Marat Akhunov — 3×3 single 11.11: into the top 10.8% of the event's history.
- Sergey Wolferts — 2×2 single 3.11: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
- Marat Akhunov — 4×4 single 1:31.46: into the top 64.7% of the event's history.
- Kirill Shalashov — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 45 moves: into the top 65.6% of the event's history.
- Andrey Razzhivin — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 46 moves: into the top 68.6% of the event's history.
- Roman Kolyzhenkov — 5×5 single 2:52.37: into the top 75.5% of the event's history.
- Marat Akhunov — Pyraminx single 13.97: into the top 77.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
16 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
27 competitors · 230 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. Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) won it with a 10.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U2 F2 D F2 L2 D F2 D' B D' U' L D' B' L' B' R2 F' D - 2
U' B2 R2 U F2 L2 U R U F2 L' R2 F L2 D' R2 B' F' - 3
B2 L2 R2 U L2 F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 F' U L R D' R B2 U' L' F' R2 - 4
L2 U B2 U R2 D' L2 F2 U2 L' B D U' L2 R F2 L' B D B2 - 5
B2 L2 F' U2 R2 U2 F D B' R F' U' R2 U' F2 R' U
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
27 competitors- Aleksandr Shelikhov
- Alexandr Kudashov
- Alexey Yarygin
- Alina Sizova
- Amir Amirov
- Andrey Kareev
- Andrey Mishin
- Andrey Razzhivin
- Anton Bespalov
- Anton Kolganov
- Arina Popova
- Artem Rogachev
- Danil Timoshchenko
- Danila Parshin
- Evgeniy Kabanov
- Irina Yarygina
- Ivan Makarov
- Kirill Shalashov
- Marat Akhunov
- Maria Zhits
- Maxim Semykin
- Michail Borodachev
- Mihail Nurmukhammedov
- Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон)
- Roman Kolyzhenkov
- Sergei Sorokin
- Sergey Wolferts
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.