Competitions · Algeria
Algeria Summer Open 2023
Setif · 8 July 2023 · 5 events · 65 competitors · 29 personal bests
Idris Berghout won three of the five events (2×2, 4×4, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Abdeldjalil Merzougui by 1.23 seconds. 65 competitors produced 29 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 44 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Mohamed Khalil Moussaoui took a 3×3 single of 1:10.35 down to 20.11, 71 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Abdeldjalil Merzougui | 13.80 | 15.26 |
| 2×2 | Idris Berghout | 2.76 | 4.25 |
| 4×4 | Idris Berghout | 52.27 | 54.91 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Iskander Ouari | 32.85 | 35.38 |
| Pyraminx | Idris Berghout | 4.05 | 5.18 |
The PB harvest
29 set · 28 still standing- Mohamed Islam Lakhdari — 3×3 single 12.07: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
- Abdeldjalil Merzougui — 3×3 single 13.80: into the top 20.3% of the event's history.
- Iskander Ouari — 3×3 single 13.84: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
- Abderrahmane Hamoudi — 3×3 single 16.25: into the top 28.6% of the event's history.
- Mohamed Khalil Moussaoui — 3×3 single 20.11: into the top 40.3% of the event's history.
- Dacine Grazza — 3×3 single 21.07: into the top 42.9% of the event's history.
- Mohamed Islam Lakhdari — 2×2 single 5.35: into the top 43.6% of the event's history.
- Abderrahmane Hamoudi — 2×2 single 5.48: into the top 45.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
44 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
65 competitors · 199 results · 5 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. Abdeldjalil Merzougui won it with a 15.26 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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U' B' L F B L' D R U D2 L B2 U2 R' U2 R U2 R - 2
B' R' U' F D2 B' U R L F2 L' D2 R L2 U2 F L' D F' - 3
F2 U' F2 U B2 D L2 D L2 U' R2 F2 R' F U' L' U B D' U' - 4
B' D2 B U L2 F' R2 F' D2 B F' D2 L' D B L R' F2 D2 - 5
U R B L' D2 R' F2 R' B2 L2 U2 R2 D2 F' D' L2 F' L B
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
65 competitors- Abdeldjalil Merzougui
- Abderahman Lemmou
- Abderrahim Sakeur
- Abderrahmane Hamoudi
- Adem Bellaa
- Ahmed Yacine Bouferroum
- Amine Bouteraa
- Arab Mohamed
- Ayoum Zibouche
- Ben Sekhiri Wail Ibrahim
- Benredouane Abderrahmane
- Berrebie Zoubir
- Boudiaf Mouhamed Raed
- Bouhafs Boukri
- Dacine Grazza
- Djemaa Iyad
- Douidi Wissal
- El Aghbari Ali
- Ghrib Ichrak Essadah
- Haouache Serine
- Hichem Abdallah Abbas
- Ibrahim Elkhalil Belkacemi
- Idris Berghout
- Iskander Ouari
- Iyad Salmia
- Jemaa Iyad
- Kahoul Anas Abdallah
- Kawtar Kadri
- Khalil Djoudi
- Khellaf Mohamed Rassim
- Khemici Ahmed Yacine
- Laiche Mohamed
- Mahmoud Ibrahim
- Meddour Imene
- Meddour Samir
- Mesmoudi Abderrahmane
- Mezouini Zineddine
- Mohamed Bouhassoune
- Mohamed Islam Lakhdari
- Mohamed Khalil Moussaoui
- Mouaad Meziane
- Mouaadh Ferdji
- Mouhamed Islem Boukri
- Nada Bouteraa
- Nadhir Ferdji
- Namiri Wael
- Nassir Mohamed Lagraa
- Nemiri Wail
- Otman Manel
- Otmane Louiza
- Randa Lahrache
- Roufaida Insaf Mamou
- Rouichi Amani
- Saidi Mohamed
- Sami Dilmi
- Taleb Malak Nour Elhouda
- Temine Mazigh
- Yakoub Difallah
- Youcef Kouadria
- Younes Bousta
- Younes Saada
- Zenibaa Seif Eddine
- Zermane Abdellah Hocine
- Zibouche Hassan
- Zoubir Lebbihiat
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.