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Sofia Autumn 2019

Sofia · 31 August 2019 · 10 events · 69 competitors · 116 personal bests

Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev won five of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev by 0.24 seconds. 69 competitors produced 116 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Aleksandar Dukleski set the 6×6 single national record: 2:43.98.

Five wins
Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed
0.24s
closest final — 2×2, Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev over Aleksandar Dukleski
116
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev8.409.05
2×2Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev3.113.41
4×4Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev35.5738.79
5×5Mihai Căpăţinescu1:14.871:19.71
6×6Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev2:41.792:49.87
7×7Kaloyan Galabinov3:29.153:59.32
3×3 one-handedIvaylo Ivaylov Vichev14.8416.52
ClockMihai Căpăţinescu13.2515.49
PyraminxAleksandar Dukleski6.616.97
SkewbKristina Kostova3.974.87

The PB harvest

116 set · 45 still standing

First-timers

25 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

16 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

69 competitors · 544 results · 10 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 Ivaylov Vichev won it with a 9.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 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.