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Competitions · Belarus

VSU Open 2016

Vitebsk · 26 March 2016 · 18 events · 35 competitors · 39 personal bests

Pavel Yushkevich won six of the 18 events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Nikita Loika by 0.09 seconds. 35 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Roman Strakhov set the 5×5 blindfolded single world record: 5:01.85.

Six wins
Pavel Yushkevich — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves
0.09s
closest final — Clock, Nikita Loika over Ilya Tsiareshka
39
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Vladislav Kaminskiy9.0510.95
2×2Pavel Yushkevich3.083.74
4×4Pavel Yushkevich39.0945.75
5×5Pavel Yushkevich1:14.931:18.20
6×6Pavel Yushkevich2:43.752:55.76
7×7Pavel Yushkevich3:46.363:47.58
3×3 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov1:05.71
3×3 Fewest MovesPavel Yushkevich34 moves
3×3 one-handedVladislav Kaminskiy14.0014.57
ClockNikita Loika7.717.92
MegaminxVladislav Kaminskiy1:36.791:49.96
PyraminxSergey Novik3.935.06
SkewbIlya Anishchanka6.547.13
Square-1Ustsin Vashchanka12.0214.00
4×4 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov3:05.53
5×5 blindfoldedRoman Strakhov5:01.85
3×3 Multi-BlindRoman Strakhov20 of 21 cubes · 58:01
3×3 with feetUstsin Vashchanka46.2657.12

The PB harvest

39 set · 10 still standing
  • Ustsin Vashchanka — 3×3 with feet single 46.26: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
  • Ustsin Vashchanka — Skewb single 5.04: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.
  • Ustsin Vashchanka — 4×4 single 48.04: into the top 22.2% of the event's history.
  • Ustsin Vashchanka — 5×5 single 1:50.42: into the top 42.9% of the event's history.
  • Pavel Yushkevich — 3×3 with feet single 2:01.97: into the top 49.6% of the event's history.
  • Vladimir Kolmogorov — 2×2 single 6.14: into the top 52.3% of the event's history.
  • Nikita Loika — 6×6 single 3:37.92: into the top 57.9% of the event's history.
  • Vladislav Kaminskiy — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:28.05: into the top 60.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eight 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

35 competitors · 283 results · 18 events.

Everyone who competed

35 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.