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Competitions · Kazakhstan

Almaty Summer 2018

Almaty · 2 June 2018 · 11 events · 141 competitors · 83 personal bests

Clément Cherblanc won ten of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Ilya Tsiareshka by 0.05 seconds. 141 competitors produced 83 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 114 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Aknazar Tursunaliev (Акназар Турсуналиев) set the Skewb single national record: 6.24.

Ten wins
Clément Cherblanc — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.05s
closest final — Clock, Ilya Tsiareshka over Clément Cherblanc
83
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Clément Cherblanc9.7110.54
2×2Clément Cherblanc2.672.73
4×4Clément Cherblanc34.7837.85
5×5Clément Cherblanc1:07.331:14.50
3×3 blindfoldedClément Cherblanc2:02.89—
3×3 one-handedClément Cherblanc14.1418.60
ClockIlya Tsiareshka7.809.33
MegaminxClément Cherblanc59.851:07.41
PyraminxClément Cherblanc2.803.17
SkewbClément Cherblanc4.806.33
Square-1Clément Cherblanc9.2411.73

The PB harvest

83 set · 18 still standing

First-timers

114 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

15 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

141 competitors · 884 results · 11 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. Clément Cherblanc won it with a 10.54 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

141 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.