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Saratov Special 2019

Saratov · 9 March 2019 · 10 events · 24 competitors · 27 personal bests

Farid Mikhailov won four of the ten events (6×6, 7×7, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Andrey Mishin by 1.11 seconds. 24 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Farid Mikhailov set the 7×7 single national record: 2:56.26.

Four wins
Farid Mikhailov — 6×6, 7×7, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded
1.11s
closest final — Square-1, Andrey Mishin over Timofey Dementev
27
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
6×6Farid Mikhailov2:08.522:11.36
7×7Farid Mikhailov2:56.263:08.09
3×3 blindfoldedMaria Zhits1:51.58
3×3 Fewest MovesEvgeny Skachkov31 moves34.00
ClockNikita Solovev (Никита Соловьев)8.6410.07
Square-1Andrey Mishin21.4826.54
4×4 blindfoldedFarid Mikhailov14:06.00
5×5 blindfoldedFarid Mikhailov
3×3 Multi-BlindMaria Zhits5 of 5 cubes · 23:03
3×3 with feetMaxim Mamakov (Максим Мамаков)1:03.041:10.21

The PB harvest

27 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

Three 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

24 competitors · 101 results · 10 events.

Everyone who competed

24 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.