Competitions · Russia

Saratov Winter Open 2017

Saratov · 9 December 2017 · 14 events · 76 competitors · 138 personal bests

Artem Yashkov won ten of the 14 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Stepan Tsarev by 0.19 seconds. 76 competitors produced 138 personal bests, 46 of which still stand today, and 40 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Aral Askarov set the Square-1 single national record: 22.78.

Ten wins

Artem Yashkov — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Skewb

0.19s

closest final — Pyraminx, Stepan Tsarev over Artem Yashkov

138

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Artem Yashkov	9.64	10.41
2×2	Artem Yashkov	2.96	3.77
4×4	Artem Yashkov	38.02	39.94
5×5	Artem Yashkov	1:08.02	1:11.67
6×6	Artem Yashkov	2:34.75	2:45.69
7×7	Artem Yashkov	3:58.85	4:20.00
3×3 blindfolded	Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон)	56.82	1:17.61
3×3 Fewest Moves	Artem Yashkov	43 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Artem Yashkov	13.59	16.39
Clock	Stepan Tsarev	8.47	9.00
Megaminx	Artem Yashkov	1:07.88	1:11.15
Pyraminx	Stepan Tsarev	5.27	6.31
Skewb	Artem Yashkov	4.52	5.19
Square-1	Maxim Meshcheryakov	13.85	16.86

The PB harvest

138 set · 46 still standing

Artem Yashkov — Pyraminx single 3.52: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Nikolay Mityakin — 3×3 single 10.34: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Mihail Ponomarev — 3×3 single 10.84: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Nikolay Mityakin — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
Mihail Ponomarev — 3×3 one-handed single 16.97: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) — Pyraminx single 5.26: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Rodion Sekerin — 3×3 one-handed single 18.22: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.
Rodion Sekerin — Square-1 single 14.71: into the top 15.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

40 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

76 competitors · 530 results · 14 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. Artem Yashkov won it with a 10.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

76 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.