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Ural Open 2014

Chelyabinsk · 23 August 2014 · 17 events · 20 competitors · 30 personal bests

Oleg Gritsenko won five of the 17 events (2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Sergey Shmakov by 0.50 seconds. 20 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) set the Clock single national record: 39.39.

Five wins
Oleg Gritsenko — 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.50s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Sergey Shmakov over Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков)
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sergey Shmakov9.7710.51
2×2Oleg Gritsenko2.314.00
4×4Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков)44.0944.88
5×5Sergey Shmakov1:17.441:27.31
6×6Sergey Shmakov2:55.163:04.60
7×7Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков)4:36.504:49.47
3×3 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko34.2238.14
3×3 Fewest MovesOleg Martynov31 moves
3×3 one-handedSergey Shmakov17.4718.64
ClockOleg Gritsenko21.2824.34
MegaminxVladimir Lebedev1:13.111:25.21
PyraminxVasily Stasyev6.059.35
SkewbOleg Martynov6.649.32
Square-1Vasily Stasyev29.9130.96
4×4 blindfoldedLiliya Kamaltdinova7:21.337:51.14
5×5 blindfoldedOleg Gritsenko7:54.77
3×3 Multi-BlindOleg Gritsenko17 of 17 cubes · 51:31

The PB harvest

30 set · 7 still standing
  • Sergey Shmakov — 4×4 single 40.09: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Liliya Kamaltdinova — 3×3 single 11.77: into the top 13.1% of the event's history.
  • Liliya Kamaltdinova — 3×3 one-handed single 20.17: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
  • Liliya Kamaltdinova — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 8 of 9 cubes · 35:54: into the top 26.0% of the event's history.
  • Vyacheslav Tokarev — 5×5 single 1:41.71: into the top 36.7% of the event's history.
  • Oleg Martynov — Megaminx single 1:47.11: into the top 38.7% of the event's history.
  • Vyacheslav Tokarev — 4×4 single 1:06.88: into the top 43.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

20 competitors · 207 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. Sergey Shmakov won it with a 10.51 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

20 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.