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White City Cubing 2017

Belgorod · 22 April 2017 · 15 events · 89 competitors · 114 personal bests

Maksym Yeli (Максим Єлі) won four of the 15 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Dmitry Dergunov by 0.01 seconds. 89 competitors produced 114 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) set the Clock single national record: 6.10.

Four wins
Maksym Yeli (Максим Єлі) — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.01s
closest final — 3×3, Dmitry Dergunov over Mykyta Tytar (Микита Титарь)
114
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dmitry Dergunov7.039.34
2×2Dmitry Dergunov2.973.24
4×4Maksym Yeli (Максим Єлі)30.1535.47
5×5Maksym Yeli (Максим Єлі)1:08.491:11.09
6×6Maksym Yeli (Максим Єлі)2:20.432:32.10
7×7Maksym Yeli (Максим Єлі)3:31.363:40.89
3×3 blindfoldedOleksandr Ivanchak (Олександр Іванчак)36.69—
3×3 Fewest MovesSerhii Koksharov (Сергій Кокшаров)25 moves30.33
3×3 one-handedDmitry Dergunov11.9413.37
ClockLev Golub (Лев Голуб)7.548.31
MegaminxDmitry Kryuzban1:01.181:03.65
PyraminxDmitry Kryuzban3.414.34
SkewbLev Golub (Лев Голуб)3.673.96
Square-1Lev Golub (Лев Голуб)15.3917.61
3×3 Multi-BlindMaxim Chechnev11 of 13 cubes · 58:03—

The PB harvest

114 set · 28 still standing
  • Alexey Polyashov — 3×3 single 8.82: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Dmitry Dergunov — 4×4 single 33.61: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Pavel Kandiev — 3×3 single 11.83: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
  • Andrey Dobrikov — 3×3 one-handed single 18.86: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
  • Andrey Dobrikov — 2×2 single 3.31: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
  • Andrey Kazakov — 2×2 single 3.41: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
  • Anton Pershin — 3×3 single 13.76: into the top 20.1% of the event's history.
  • Andrey Dobrikov — 4×4 single 46.49: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

35 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

89 competitors · 573 results · 15 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. Dmitry Dergunov won it with a 9.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.