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We are Back Sofia 2022

Sofia · 9 July 2022 · 6 events · 70 competitors · 59 personal bests

Gjorgji Cheshmedjievski won three of the six events (4×4, Pyraminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Gjorgji Cheshmedjievski by 0.02 seconds. 70 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Gjorgji Cheshmedjievski set the 4×4 single national record: 31.73.

Three wins
Gjorgji Cheshmedjievski — 4×4, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.02s
closest final — Skewb, Gjorgji Cheshmedjievski over Kristina Kostova
59
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ivaylo Tanev7.588.99
2×2Svetoslav Velchev2.453.02
4×4Gjorgji Cheshmedjievski31.7335.04
3×3 one-handedGeorge Enchev14.3916.92
PyraminxGjorgji Cheshmedjievski3.094.56
SkewbGjorgji Cheshmedjievski1.984.27

The PB harvest

59 set · 13 still standing

First-timers

34 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

70 competitors · 361 results · 6 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. Ivaylo Tanev won it with a 8.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.