Competitions · Bulgaria

Sofia Autumn 2018

Sofia · 8 September 2018 · 7 events · 82 competitors · 104 personal bests

Svetoslav Velchev won two of the seven events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Petar Petrov Konstantinov by 0.39 seconds. 82 competitors produced 104 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Aleksandar Dukleski set the Megaminx single national record: 1:46.59.

Two wins

Svetoslav Velchev — 2×2, 4×4

0.39s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Petar Petrov Konstantinov over Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev

104

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ivaylo Tanev	7.70	9.41
2×2	Svetoslav Velchev	1.65	3.07
4×4	Svetoslav Velchev	40.41	46.93
3×3 one-handed	Petar Petrov Konstantinov	17.90	22.11
Megaminx	Petar Petrov Konstantinov	1:29.67	1:41.74
Pyraminx	Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev	5.48	6.43
Skewb	Kristina Kostova	4.19	4.88

The PB harvest

104 set · 31 still standing

Evgeni Ivanov Tsvetkov — 3×3 single 11.54: into the top 12.3% of the event's history.
Alexander Bankov — 2×2 single 2.98: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
Evgeni Ivanov Tsvetkov — 2×2 single 3.04: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
Kristyan Yochev — 3×3 single 13.29: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
Alexander Bankov — 3×3 single 13.58: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
Alek Kanev — 3×3 single 13.91: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
Alexandar Dimitrov — 3×3 single 14.06: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
Kristyan Yochev — 2×2 single 4.18: into the top 28.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

12 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

82 competitors · 386 results · 7 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. Ivaylo Tanev won it with a 9.41 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

82 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.