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Competitions · Azerbaijan

ADA Open 2023

Baku · 18 March 2023 · 2 events · 29 competitors · 14 personal bests

Elmir Mirzəyev won the 3×3 with a 11.34 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Raul Ismayilli by 0.10 seconds. 29 competitors produced 14 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Abdullah Khalilov took a 2×2 single of 7.55 down to 4.02, 47 percent better in one day.

2
events decided
0.10s
closest final — 2×2, Raul Ismayilli over Abdullah Khalilov
14
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Elmir Mirzəyev9.4611.34
2×2Raul Ismayilli2.794.90

The PB harvest

14 set · 8 still standing
  • Ali Mehdizade — 3×3 single 11.24: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
  • Raul Ismayilli — 2×2 single 2.79: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Hazrat Mammadrzayev — 3×3 single 13.02: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
  • Hakan Alakbarzade — 3×3 single 14.22: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
  • Abdullah Khalilov — 3×3 single 14.79: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.
  • Abdullah Khalilov — 2×2 single 4.02: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
  • Toğrul Məcidov — 2×2 single 5.81: into the top 48.8% of the event's history.
  • Toğrul Məcidov — 3×3 single 24.74: into the top 52.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

29 competitors · 87 results · 2 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. Elmir Mirzəyev won it with a 11.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

29 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.