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Zhytomyr Open 2018

Zhytomyr · 2 September 2018 · 6 events · 56 competitors · 55 personal bests

Vladyslav Zhydkov (Владислав Жидков) won three of the six events (2×2, 4×4, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Vladyslav Hryniuk (Владислав Гринюк) by 0.00 seconds. 56 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Vladyslav Zhydkov (Владислав Жидков) set the 2×2 average national record: 2.23.

Three wins
Vladyslav Zhydkov (Владислав Жидков) — 2×2, 4×4, Skewb
0.00s
closest final — Pyraminx, Vladyslav Hryniuk (Владислав Гринюк) over Oleksandr Savchenko (Олександр Савченко)
55
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

The PB harvest

55 set · 10 still standing

First-timers

21 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 243 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. Nikita Kovalchuk (Нікіта Ковальчук) won it with a 8.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

56 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.