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Ural Open 2016

Chelyabinsk · 25 July 2016 · 16 events · 26 competitors · 65 personal bests

Oleg Martynov won six of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sergey Lahno by 0.05 seconds. 26 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sergey Lahno took a Clock single of 36.94 down to 11.12, 70 percent better in one day.

Six wins
Oleg Martynov — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Square-1
0.05s
closest final — 2×2, Sergey Lahno over Kirill Litvinov
65
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Oleg Martynov11.3212.30
2×2Sergey Lahno3.574.20
4×4Oleg Martynov41.6449.91
5×5Oleg Martynov1:18.601:34.82
6×6Oleg Martynov3:09.213:21.40
7×7Oleg Martynov4:51.755:18.10
3×3 blindfoldedSemyon Shtykov3:03.41
3×3 Fewest MovesKirill Litvinov28 moves32.00
3×3 one-handedKirill Litvinov16.0718.20
ClockFyodor Borisov8.269.08
MegaminxSemyon Terskov1:15.501:17.44
PyraminxFyodor Borisov4.815.74
SkewbSemyon Terskov6.737.61
Square-1Oleg Martynov12.9017.69
3×3 Multi-BlindSemyon Shtykov
3×3 with feetSergey Lahno1:51.032:28.53

The PB harvest

65 set · 10 still standing
  • Kirill Litvinov — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 28 moves: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Matvey Sadovnikov — Pyraminx single 5.47: into the top 16.2% of the event's history.
  • Kirill Litvinov — 5×5 single 1:21.31: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
  • Denis Vasev — Skewb single 6.31: into the top 28.2% of the event's history.
  • Sergey Lahno — Clock single 11.12: into the top 30.7% of the event's history.
  • Matvey Sadovnikov — Skewb single 7.00: into the top 33.7% of the event's history.
  • Matvey Sadovnikov — 3×3 single 18.73: into the top 36.3% of the event's history.
  • Sergey Lahno — Megaminx single 2:04.48: into the top 48.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

26 competitors · 322 results · 16 events.

Everyone who competed

26 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.