Yurii Riabov (Юрій Рябов)FMC Ukraine-Poland II 2026 · · 6 solution(s)
First#322.0020(23 23 20)
Final#122.0021(23 22 21)
This comp feels very much like a repeat of the previous one in terms of my performance, with just a bit better scrambles. I again had 4 decent to good solves, and 2 disaster ones on the first attempts of both rounds. I missed 4 1 0 3 1 1 moves from what i consider reasonable on the sets, and 2 1(though just cause of time, 0 otherwise) 0 1 0 1(technically, from variation) from my drs, which is not bad on average but the outliers suck. Either way 22.00 mo6 is tied for my best 2round comp and I updated all my official big averages pbs so I'd say even without prs these comps were great for consistency practice for me.
However I feel about individual solves I really enjoyed both FMC Ukraine-Poland comps, actually competing against people is so much more fun than against my nr. Congrats once again to Radek and Krzysztof for beating me twice. Dual rounds are also great fun, they make 1st round much more impactful which i really liked, though if this wasn't dual rounds I would've got 2nd and 1st insead of double 3rd😛
Adrien NeveuBarby Cube 2026 · · 3 solution(s)
Final#119.67ER19(20 19 20)
A1 was quite disappointing, I was looking for 19 for most of the attempt having 20 at 30 mins on my paper. Sadly could nto find the 19 and the 18. As I was aiming for 20.67 or better, geting 19 would have gave me a good start. But turned out ok and I don't consider it as a WR fail given what I had else.
A2 19 came out of nowhere, prevents me from facing the worst scramble of the 3 and allowed me to get a meringue during 30 minutes
A3 20 at 30-35 minutes, I knew what this meant and completely crashed out, sadly no videos were taken of this and after A3.
I tried extensions of DR and stuff just to make sure but 20 seems to be the best to get from this.
Such a huge achievement, I felt like I deserved sub 21 but sub 20 is another world, would have been WR 2 months ago.
Not sure I'll ever beat this, because sub 20 set is rare and my motivation will go down after Euros (it already did oops).
Thanks all for the support <3
Krzysztof PietrusiakFMC Ukraine-Poland I 2026 · · 6 solution(s)
First#322.6722(23 22 23)
Final#121.3321(21 21 22)
Sometimes you gotta waste the good set, to succeed on the terrible one.
Happy with 21.33 in the afternoon mean, I don't think there was anything left to squeze out of that one.
22.1 official ao12 between the 4 rounds this weekend, even if it started poorly on Friday morning.
Yurii Riabov (Юрій Рябов)FMC Ukraine-Poland I 2026 · · 6 solution(s)
First#222.3321(23 21 23)
Final#222.3321(24 21 22)
2 solves tied mallard, 1 solve tied mallard except for a 11+10 from 2c4 with variations, 1 solve would've been 1 move from mallard except for writing mistake, and 2 absolute disasters on the best scrambles. Overall i'm ok with my performance this competition, missing a free 19 on a1 sucks cause this could've easily led to a sub21 mean but i did have cold hands and had to poop for half of the attempt. Very happy to be 2nd in both rounds and 3rd overall, I love actually having people of similar or better level to compete against instead of just against nr. Congrats to Radek on a super cool 18 and a win with a 20.33 and to Krzystof for triple woaj in round 2.
Krzysztof PietrusiakFMC Warszawa 2026 · · 6 solution(s)
First#223.3321(24 21 25)
Final#221.0019(23 21 19)
R1 was bait-sprint A1, one-trick A2 and a tormentful-bait A3, while all I had on my mind was lunch.
20,19,22 human optimal doesn't tell the full story here.
For R2 - calling PR2 a wasted set feels wrong, so maybe I won't, but it really feels like it.
20,19,19 maybe possible here, but 22,19,19 absolutely achievable and should've been easy.
Overall there's still much to improve, but I'm happy to break a streak of poor solves and I look forward to the upcoming weeks with 6 more means to come.
Yining Wang (王逸宁)Please Don't DNF Beijing 2026 · · 6 solution(s)
First#1127.0024(24 32 25)
Final#1029.6727(32 27 30)
This took place right after I set new personal bests in both single and average solves; as expected, the competition results followed the law of luck conservation.
Yurii Riabov (Юрій Рябов)Kyiv NxN Spring 2026 · · 6 solution(s)
First#122.3320(20 23 24)
Final#123.0021(25 21 23)
Round 1:
Lucky but decent a1, then a2 and a3 like 5 minutes away from tying mallard as well, so dr finding was good and finishes were shit today, mainly just time management issues, but 22.33 is still decent so we go again tommorrow
Round 2:
Better finishes, worse dr finding, but overall just screwed over by the scramble quality, 22.00 human findable is just complete nonsense
Overall comp:
Sub23 mo2r and 1.33 average missed from human findable is pretty decent, but the 20.67 miss from my htrs in round 1 is a bit sad, though i wouldn't say R1 had particularly amazing scrambles, just a bit better than average eo-wise. The whole comp felt pretty bad but stat-wise I think i did pretty decent with the scrambles I was given, not perfect but no huge throws: 2 pretty much perfect solves, 1 miss by 1 move(dr miss from rzp), 2 misses by 2 moves(dr miss from not switching rzp, finish miss from htr cause time manamgement) and 1 miss by 3 moves(miss by 2 minutes of time management)
Chiara MarcucciWestern Sicily Open 2026 · · 3 solution(s)
The scramble set was full of potential, the first and third ones, in particular, were excellent with so many short EO options and cool paths to explore.
The second scramble, however, was a different story. I felt all the pressure from that 19 on the first attempt, and it really gave me a hard time. For a while, it looked grim, until two minutes before the end, I thought I’d have to settle for a terrible 29. I managed to write down the 25 just in time.
I've never had such a low average, not even at home, so I'm beyond happy with this result. It’s also the European female record for both single and average.
Enrico TenutiMini Mental Milano V 2025 · · 3 solution(s)
First#523.0022(23 24 22)
Final#322.6721(23 24 21)
Hard set to be honest, I got best possible result from my DRs which is strange...
Best possible I consider a 22,22,20. I still got 3rd place which makes two for this tour, very pleased with that.
Enrico TenutiRubik's FMC Italy 2024 · · 3 solution(s)
22.33 tied PR and 2024 Italian Champion.
Looking back at last year championship I grew a lot, giving that was my first time using DR in comp and now I am a more mature solver.
This comp was very satisfying in terms of nerves, probably the chillest of this year. Pleased by the fact that I solved safely and always had two solutions (that's not the case normally for me).
After second attempt I saw the margin that I had and solved like butter, without esitation. Surely some of the solutions that I found were a little lucky but I saw that luck comes also from speed, more things you check more are the chances that you get a easier DR and a better result.
On the other side if I went full send on the second maybe I would have found the 21 and get NR mean. Today my goal was to solve well and the NR curse didn't get me too much, hopefully I'll get it.
Enrico TenutiTry To Get Sub-Trento 2024 · · 3 solution(s)
First#6DNF23(28 23 DNF)
Final#122.3321(24 21 22)
22.33 is very good for me. This mean has repaid the 285 attempts made in the last seven months.
It is one move away from NR but I'm not sad about it, I know that if I do well I can get it.
24,17,22 would have been a "minnie average" but I don't put myself at that level for now.
I want to thank the Italian community and the FMC server for supporting my journey, in particular Tommaso for making this competition possible.
There is still room for improvement and I think I can manage to average consistently sub 23 for the end of this year.
Next goal: NR mean.
Enrico TenutiFun with Fewest Moves in Kraków 2025 · · 6 solution(s)
First#120.67NR20(20 20 22)
Final#122.6721(21 22 25)
At this competition, I had my best official performance ever — and it came at the right moment, with the Polish scrambles.
I’ve been chasing this goal ever since I got my 22.33, about a year ago — just one move away from the historic 22.00 mean of Sebastiano.
In the rounds after that, I had many shots to get the NR mean, but I fell short under pressure and made many errors:
- 23.00 at Optimal Solving in Povo 2024, with the super sprint scramble on A3 (80+ sub-5 EOs and 21.00 potential).
- DNF mean at FMC 2024: 20–24 start, then I had the 12+2 to get 22 but forgot to check extensions (21.33 potential).
Then Euros came, and Sebastiano woke the ancient one, lowering the NR mean to 21.33.
That was great news for him, having tried many times to break his five-year standing record — but it meant the NR was even further away for me.
Then more rounds came:
- 23.33 at Slovenian FMC Nationals 2024, with a missed NISS 3-move EO and a forgotten 4c4e setup (21.33 potential).
- 22.33 at FMC Italy 2024, with not enough time to find the 21 on A2, even though I had 4 different 10+4s (21.33 potential).
- 22.00 at Europe FMC Friends – Winter 2024, starting with an 18, but had to deal with mid scrambles and missed a 22 on the last (21.00 potential).
And then… this.
I never had a potential mean under 21 moves. These scrambles had a lot to offer — all solutions came from instant RZP and quite easy HTRs (even the 7+5).
Only the first solution was close to the time limit; for A2 and A3, I found the solutions quite early.
20.67 is very low, and I don’t think I’ll beat this mean without a good amount of luck.
I want to thank my parents for supporting this trip abroad, the FMC community for all the love from around the world, and all the people I met in Poland for making this trip unforgettable.
Especially Radomił, Wojciech, and Radosław for the great time we had together and the hospitality they showed me.
A big thanks also to my Italian community and everyone who sent messages of appreciation — hopefully, we’ll have the chance to celebrate once I get back home.
I don’t really know what goal to set now. I think I’ll just keep practicing and start enjoying the event for what it is.