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Competitions · Azerbaijan

Qəbələ Payız 2019

Qəbələ · 7 September 2019 · 7 events · 15 competitors · 19 personal bests

Javid Nabizade won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Javid Nabizade by 0.62 seconds. 15 competitors produced 19 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mahir Israfilov set the 7×7 single national record: 3:44.33.

Three wins
Javid Nabizade — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5
0.62s
closest final — 3×3, Javid Nabizade over Mahir Israfilov
19
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Javid Nabizade9.5610.88
4×4Javid Nabizade32.8139.77
5×5Javid Nabizade1:15.651:19.91
6×6Mahir Israfilov2:58.443:02.61
7×7Mahir Israfilov3:44.333:54.87
PyraminxSirac Niyazov7.238.72
SkewbSirac Niyazov12.4415.67

The PB harvest

19 set · 16 still standing

First-timers

Four 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

15 competitors · 47 results · 7 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. Javid Nabizade won it with a 10.88 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

15 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.