Competitions · Russia
Ural Winter 2015
Chelyabinsk · 14 March 2015 · 16 events · 15 competitors · 28 personal bests
Oleg Martynov won six of the 16 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Vasily Stasyev by 0.22 seconds. 15 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Semyon Terskov took a Pyraminx single of 13.85 down to 7.84, 43 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Oleg Martynov | 12.46 | 14.28 |
| 2×2 | Oleg Gritsenko | 4.16 | 4.97 |
| 4×4 | Oleg Martynov | 45.44 | 48.05 |
| 5×5 | Oleg Martynov | 1:29.40 | 1:39.27 |
| 6×6 | Oleg Martynov | 3:14.19 | 3:31.77 |
| 7×7 | Oleg Martynov | 5:27.08 | 5:49.43 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Oleg Gritsenko | 36.45 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Oleg Gritsenko | 42 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Oleg Martynov | 18.28 | 21.90 |
| Clock | Oleg Gritsenko | 20.40 | 22.02 |
| Megaminx | Semyon Terskov | 1:44.71 | 1:47.62 |
| Pyraminx | Vasily Stasyev | 6.48 | 7.98 |
| Skewb | Semyon Terskov | 5.40 | 6.48 |
| Square-1 | Vasily Stasyev | 21.52 | 28.39 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Oleg Gritsenko | 8:45.36 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Oleg Gritsenko | 13 of 16 cubes · 50:40 | — |
The PB harvest
28 set · 5 still standing- Egor Osintsev — Pyraminx single 6.41: into the top 23.1% of the event's history.
- Nikita Lukashev — 2×2 single 5.32: into the top 43.2% of the event's history.
- Egor Osintsev — 3×3 one-handed single 28.56: into the top 43.3% of the event's history.
- Anton Boyko — Megaminx single 3:16.45: into the top 79.8% of the event's history.
- Egor Osintsev — Square-1 single 1:05.70: into the top 87.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
15 competitors · 144 results · 16 events.
Everyone who competed
15 competitorsReading 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.