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SPB Championship 2016

Pushkin, St. Petersburg · 3 September 2016 · 17 events · 70 competitors · 114 personal bests

Alexey Zharikov won four of the 17 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Roman Fesenko by 0.18 seconds. 70 competitors produced 114 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Roman Strakhov set the 5×5 blindfolded single world record: 4:55.63.

Four wins
Alexey Zharikov — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Square-1
0.18s
closest final — Pyraminx, Roman Fesenko over Pavel Galaktionov
114
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dmitry Dobrjakov6.967.61
2×2Andrey Che2.642.91
4×4Dmitry Dobrjakov34.1936.31
5×5Alexey Zharikov1:02.241:08.00
6×6Alexey Zharikov1:59.542:01.23
7×7Alexey Zharikov2:53.872:56.87
3×3 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov50.20—
3×3 Fewest MovesPavel Galaktionov32 moves—
3×3 one-handedAndrey Che11.9613.39
ClockIlya Tsiareshka5.506.56
MegaminxAndrey Che58.561:01.08
PyraminxRoman Fesenko5.796.02
SkewbMikhail Kuzin3.194.25
Square-1Alexey Zharikov9.0510.49
5×5 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov4:55.63—
3×3 Multi-BlindRoman Strakhov21 of 21 cubes · 58:28—
3×3 with feetMaxim Chechnev1:36.331:56.57

The PB harvest

114 set · 29 still standing
  • Pavel Galaktionov — Skewb single 2.52: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Oleg Fomenkov — Pyraminx single 2.97: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Roman Strakhov — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 21 of 21 cubes · 58:28: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Daniil Arkhipov — Skewb single 3.01: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Rustam Valeev — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 20 of 21 cubes · 57:28: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Aleksey Alekseev — Pyraminx single 3.75: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
  • Sergey Chirin — Skewb single 3.32: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Artem Fedorov — 3×3 single 11.35: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

70 competitors · 529 results · 17 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. Dmitry Dobrjakov won it with a 7.61 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.