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Pernik Open 2024

Pernik · 27 April 2024 · 6 events · 59 competitors · 69 personal bests

Alexander Tenev won two of the six events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Iliyan Katrandjiev by 0.24 seconds. 59 competitors produced 69 personal bests, 26 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Luchezar Hristov took a 2×2 single of 30.07 down to 9.90, 67 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Alexander Tenev — 2×2, 4×4
0.24s
closest final — Skewb, Iliyan Katrandjiev over Alexander Tenev
69
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ivaylo Tanev7.377.99
2×2Alexander Tenev2.083.48
4×4Alexander Tenev38.7841.44
ClockViktor Iankov6.688.13
PyraminxAleksandar Dimitrov2.864.08
SkewbIliyan Katrandjiev5.216.78

The PB harvest

69 set · 26 still standing

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

59 competitors · 292 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. Ivaylo Tanev won it with a 7.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.