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Ural Open 2012

Chelyabinsk · 19 May 2012 · 15 events · 29 competitors · 51 personal bests

Sergey Shmakov won six of the 15 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Alexey Polyashov by 0.24 seconds. 29 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Sergey Shmakov set the 4×4 single national record: 43.33.

Six wins
Sergey Shmakov — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx
0.24s
closest final — Magic, Alexey Polyashov over Vladimir Turov
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sergey Shmakov11.0812.36
2×2Ivan Torgashov (Иван Торгашов)3.534.20
4×4Sergey Shmakov41.0346.15
5×5Sergey Shmakov1:22.471:27.14
6×6Sergey Shmakov2:53.113:10.96
7×7Sergey Shmakov4:46.364:54.63
3×3 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko1:06.58
3×3 one-handedAlexey Polyashov17.1519.50
MegaminxSergey Shmakov1:43.801:57.18
PyraminxVasily Stasyev7.848.76
Square-1Vasily Stasyev38.0643.83
4×4 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko5:27.83
5×5 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko15:14.00
MagicAlexey Polyashov1.781.87
Master MagicDmitry Karyakin5.538.00

The PB harvest

51 set · 11 still standing
  • Alexey Polyashov — 2×2 single 2.28: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Ivan Makachev — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Vladimir Turov — 3×3 single 12.27: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Mikhail Rostovikov — 2×2 single 3.08: into the top 15.2% of the event's history.
  • Ivan Makachev — 3×3 one-handed single 19.13: into the top 18.2% of the event's history.
  • Anton Rostovikov — 5×5 single 1:41.97: into the top 36.8% of the event's history.
  • Mikhail Rostovikov — Pyraminx single 9.36: into the top 47.9% of the event's history.
  • Anton Rostovikov — 6×6 single 3:24.22: into the top 52.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

29 competitors · 244 results · 15 events.

Everyone who competed

29 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.