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Saint Petersburg Open 2009

Saint Petersburg · 29 August 2009 · 11 events · 31 competitors · 38 personal bests

Anton Rostovikov won five of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Maxim Novikov by 0.02 seconds. 31 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Maxim Novikov set the Pyraminx single national record: 8.40.

Five wins
Anton Rostovikov — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Megaminx
0.02s
closest final — Pyraminx, Maxim Novikov over Victor Bogatov
38
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anton Rostovikov16.1917.52
2×2Maxim Novikov3.886.25
4×4Anton Rostovikov1:08.111:14.88
5×5Anton Rostovikov2:11.182:15.51
3×3 blindfoldedAnton Rostovikov2:35.302:54.27
3×3 Fewest MovesMikhail Rostovikov36 moves
3×3 one-handedAnatoly Kim27.4332.94
MegaminxAnton Rostovikov3:06.843:33.83
PyraminxMaxim Novikov8.4011.08
MagicAnatoly Kim1.661.81
Master MagicMihail Myshkin4.135.60

The PB harvest

38 set · 3 still standing

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

25 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

31 competitors · 114 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

31 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.