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Pskov Open 2019

Pskov · 2 February 2019 · 11 events · 59 competitors · 83 personal bests

Farid Mikhailov won three of the eleven events (2×2, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Farid Mikhailov by 0.29 seconds. 59 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Farid Mikhailov set the 5×5 average national record: 1:06.88.

Three wins
Farid Mikhailov — 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves
0.29s
closest final — 2×2, Farid Mikhailov over Dmitry Dobrjakov
83
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dmitry Dobrjakov7.778.31
2×2Farid Mikhailov2.612.92
4×4Dmitry Dobrjakov30.6434.34
5×5Farid Mikhailov1:06.331:08.59
3×3 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov41.70
3×3 Fewest MovesFarid Mikhailov26 moves
3×3 one-handedPavel Galaktionov11.2214.09
MegaminxAlexander Bashutkin1:00.441:05.41
PyraminxMatvei Tianutov (Матвей Тянутов)3.944.31
SkewbMikhail Kuzin3.263.94
Square-1Vyacheslav Sizov13.9622.37

The PB harvest

83 set · 33 still standing

First-timers

19 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

59 competitors · 384 results · 11 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 Dobrjakov won it with a 8.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.