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SPB Championship 2017

Saint Petersburg · 27 October 2017 · 18 events · 168 competitors · 222 personal bests

Dmitry Dobrjakov won four of the 18 events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Pavel Galaktionov by 0.14 seconds. 168 competitors produced 222 personal bests, 75 of which still stand today, and 67 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Farid Mikhailov set the 3×3 single national record: 7.83.

Four wins
Dmitry Dobrjakov — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed
0.14s
closest final — 2×2, Pavel Galaktionov over Sergey Lahno
222
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dmitry Dobrjakov7.438.11
2×2Pavel Galaktionov2.733.48
4×4Dmitry Dobrjakov32.6937.01
5×5Ivan Torgashov (Иван Торгашов)1:07.581:11.29
6×6Ivan Torgashov (Иван Торгашов)2:28.652:33.06
7×7Ivan Torgashov (Иван Торгашов)3:28.953:31.66
3×3 blindfoldedGrigorii Alekseev30.25—
3×3 Fewest MovesDmitry Dobrjakov27 moves31.33
3×3 one-handedDmitry Dobrjakov13.0914.05
ClockIlya Tsiareshka6.977.95
MegaminxAmos Nordman39.1845.43
PyraminxIlya Nazarov3.644.16
SkewbIlya Nazarov3.734.63
Square-1Ilya Nazarov13.3214.70
4×4 blindfoldedMihail Petrochenkov12:19.00—
5×5 blindfoldedGrigorii Alekseev6:33.97—
3×3 Multi-BlindGrigorii Alekseev24 of 30 cubes · 56:39—
3×3 with feetOleksandr Ivanchak (Олександр Іванчак)49.3354.97

The PB harvest

222 set · 75 still standing
  • Mihail Petrochenkov — 3×3 one-handed single 12.84: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Fyodor Vasilyev — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 26 moves: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Maksim Melnik — 3×3 single 10.03: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Nikolay Golovenko — Pyraminx single 4.19: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Kirill Zaika — 3×3 single 11.23: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
  • Viacheslav Gorash — Pyraminx single 4.76: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Alexey Sudar — 3×3 single 11.59: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
  • Ivan Korochkin — Pyraminx single 5.14: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

67 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

10 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

168 competitors · 1161 results · 18 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 8.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

168 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.