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Competitions · Russia

Usinsk Polar Cube 2019

Usinsk, Komi Republic · 8 June 2019 · 11 events · 46 competitors · 31 personal bests

Dmitrii Saukov (Дмитрий Сауков) won three of the eleven events (4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Mark Dolmatsyn (Марк Долмацын) by 0.43 seconds. 46 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 40 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Semen Parshukov (Семен Паршуков) took a Square-1 single of 50.99 down to 27.88, 45 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Dmitrii Saukov (Дмитрий Сауков) — 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.43s
closest final — 3×3, Mark Dolmatsyn (Марк Долмацын) over Ilya Tsiareshka
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Mark Dolmatsyn (Марк Долмацын)10.8813.80
2×2Semen Parshukov (Семен Паршуков)2.523.20
4×4Dmitrii Saukov (Дмитрий Сауков)46.3651.20
5×5Anastasia Kochetkova1:47.531:54.91
3×3 blindfoldedDmitrii Saukov (Дмитрий Сауков)1:01.57
3×3 one-handedDmitrii Saukov (Дмитрий Сауков)22.5424.42
ClockIlya Tsiareshka5.736.75
MegaminxAnastasia Kochetkova1:35.561:49.57
PyraminxEkaterina Kaneva4.695.76
SkewbEkaterina Kaneva3.384.59
Square-1Ekaterina Kaneva21.9625.39

The PB harvest

31 set · 15 still standing

First-timers

40 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

46 competitors · 300 results · 11 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. Mark Dolmatsyn (Марк Долмацын) won it with a 13.80 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

46 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.