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Samara Open 2016

Samara · 12 November 2016 · 12 events · 33 competitors · 26 personal bests

Nikita Navrotskiy won five of the twelve events (2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Ilya Tsiareshka by 0.43 seconds. 33 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Andrey Shaposhnikov took a 2×2 single of 5.38 down to 3.26, 39 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Nikita Navrotskiy — 2×2, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.43s
closest final — Clock, Ilya Tsiareshka over Alexander Katyukov (Александр Катюков)
26
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ilya Tsiareshka11.3811.92
2×2Nikita Navrotskiy4.155.01
4×4Ilya Tsiareshka44.4050.53
5×5Nikita Navrotskiy2:16.582:22.15
3×3 blindfoldedAndrey Robota2:36.83
3×3 Fewest MovesAndrey Robota40 moves
3×3 one-handedNikita Navrotskiy19.9727.56
ClockIlya Tsiareshka7.248.48
MegaminxNikita Navrotskiy2:18.162:25.96
PyraminxNikita Navrotskiy5.946.49
SkewbKonstantin Solovev (Константин Соловьёв)4.976.40
Square-1Konstantin Solovev (Константин Соловьёв)30.6535.34

The PB harvest

26 set · 4 still standing
  • Andrey Shaposhnikov — 2×2 single 3.26: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
  • Nikita Navrotskiy — 3×3 one-handed single 19.97: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
  • Nikita Navrotskiy — Skewb single 8.90: into the top 47.7% of the event's history.
  • Ilya Tsiareshka — 3×3 blindfolded single 2:48.65: into the top 49.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

33 competitors · 239 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

33 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.