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Ural Open 2015

Chelyabinsk · 25 August 2015 · 17 events · 20 competitors · 48 personal bests

Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) won six of the 17 events (3×3, 4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Oleg Martynov by 0.18 seconds. 20 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) set the 6×6 single national record: 2:34.72.

Six wins
Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) — 3×3, 4×4, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.18s
closest final — 2×2, Oleg Martynov over Egor Osintsev
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков)9.9011.28
2×2Oleg Martynov3.404.79
4×4Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков)33.5843.92
5×5Sergey Shmakov1:20.811:30.48
6×6Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков)2:34.723:02.44
7×7Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков)4:25.474:37.13
3×3 blindfoldedLiliya Kamaltdinova31.2136.18
3×3 Fewest MovesAlexey Mikhailov42 moves
3×3 one-handedZhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков)16.1519.51
ClockYulia Koklyugina (Юлия Коклюгина)17.5619.72
MegaminxZhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков)1:28.141:30.99
PyraminxAlexey Mikhailov6.137.71
SkewbSemyon Terskov4.685.94
Square-1Alexey Mikhailov20.1827.63
4×4 blindfoldedLiliya Kamaltdinova4:54.935:10.14
5×5 blindfoldedYulia Kamaltdinova
3×3 Multi-BlindYulia Kamaltdinova4 of 5 cubes · 27:32

The PB harvest

48 set · 15 still standing

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

20 competitors · 222 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. Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) won it with a 11.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.