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Slovak Nationals 2023

Bratislava · 15 September 2023 · 13 events · 111 competitors · 142 personal bests

Bálint Csengő won six of the 13 events (5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Square-1) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Alwin Federsel by 0.08 seconds. 111 competitors produced 142 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and 32 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Marcel Ručigaj set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 37.03.

Six wins
Bálint Csengő — 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.08s
closest final — 2×2, Alwin Federsel over András Orbán
142
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alexey Tsvetkov5.857.81
2×2Alwin Federsel1.741.95
4×4Alexey Tsvetkov28.8029.76
5×5Bálint Csengő53.2855.78
3×3 blindfoldedBálint Csengő30.69—
ClockCai Giesinger5.615.84
MegaminxJakub Drobný46.8948.90
PyraminxAlexey Tsvetkov2.152.42
SkewbAlexey Tsvetkov1.483.03
Square-1Bálint Csengő12.1213.75
4×4 blindfoldedBálint Csengő3:46.43—
5×5 blindfoldedBálint Csengő5:40.23—
3×3 Multi-BlindBálint Csengő21 of 28 cubes · 57:21—

The PB harvest

142 set · 48 still standing
  • Adam Brestovanský — 3×3 single 6.26: into the top 0.65% of the event's history.
  • Eddy Deturche — 4×4 single 27.31: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Botond Benedek — Skewb single 2.31: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Jakub Mrázek — 3×3 single 8.12: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Jan Zeman — 3×3 single 8.20: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
  • Eddy Deturche — Skewb single 2.66: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Adam Božík — Pyraminx single 3.34: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Timotej Andrejko — Pyraminx single 3.45: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

32 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

111 competitors · 903 results · 13 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. Alexey Tsvetkov won it with a 7.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

111 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.