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Polish Championship 2016

Warsaw · 9 December 2016 · 18 events · 205 competitors · 248 personal bests

Witali Bułatow won three of the 18 events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Grzegorz Szumigaj by 0.10 seconds. 205 competitors produced 248 personal bests, 63 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Michał Halczuk set the Square-1 single national record: 9.26.

Three wins
Witali Bułatow — 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.10s
closest final — Square-1, Grzegorz Szumigaj over Michał Halczuk
248
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Michał Rzewuski6.838.86
2×2Maciej Czapiewski1.452.55
4×4Wojciech Knott30.8735.76
5×5Michał Halczuk1:00.321:04.01
6×6Przemysław Kaleta1:39.541:50.27
7×7Przemysław Kaleta2:47.632:59.46
3×3 blindfoldedMarcin Kowalczyk33.65—
3×3 Fewest MovesGrzegorz Łuczyna27 moves29.33
3×3 one-handedKarol Zakrzewski12.9713.49
ClockWojciech Knott5.766.92
MegaminxKamil Fiedoruk54.7558.39
PyraminxRafał Waryszak2.052.52
SkewbMichał Rzewuski2.282.96
Square-1Grzegorz Szumigaj13.0915.67
4×4 blindfoldedWitali Bułatow4:35.925:14.99
5×5 blindfoldedWitali Bułatow17:25.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindWitali Bułatow24 of 25 cubes · 58:51—
3×3 with feetJakub Kipa29.7432.91

The PB harvest

248 set · 63 still standing
  • Szymon Liszewski — Pyraminx single 2.29: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Kamil Fiedoruk — 3×3 single 7.91: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Tomek Bogdanik — 2×2 single 1.62: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Igor Kowalczyk — 3×3 single 8.13: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Tomek Bogdanik — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 24 moves: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Michał Matczak — 3×3 single 9.33: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Arkadiusz Uhlig — 2×2 single 2.46: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
  • Karol Zębala — Skewb single 3.97: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

39 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

205 competitors · 1569 results · 18 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. Michał Rzewuski 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. 1U2 B2 L2 U B2 D R2 D U R' D' B2 L2 B' L2 R' U2 L2
  2. 2U' L' B' U F2 D2 L D' R L2 U R2 D2 F' B' L2 U2 F' D2
  3. 3U2 F2 D2 F2 L2 D R2 D' B' L' D' U L' D B2 U' L2 R' B
  4. 4D2 B2 R2 B2 F R2 D2 U' R D U L' R' U' R2 U L F
  5. 5L2 B2 L' B U' D B' R' L' B' R2 F2 U L2 U2 L2 D' R2 B2 D

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

205 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.