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Competitions · Kazakhstan

Almaty Winter Cube 2019

Almaty · 12 January 2019 · 12 events · 114 competitors · 169 personal bests

Asset Agabekov won four of the twelve events (2×2, Clock, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Asset Agabekov by 0.24 seconds. 114 competitors produced 169 personal bests, 81 of which still stand today, and 50 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Asset Agabekov set the Megaminx single national record: 57.92.

Four wins
Asset Agabekov — 2×2, Clock, Megaminx, Square-1
0.24s
closest final — 2×2, Asset Agabekov over Dinnur Aitbayev (Диннур Айтбаев)
169
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Akash Rupela9.849.91
2×2Asset Agabekov2.743.07
4×4Akash Rupela38.0943.95
5×5Azat Bibossynov (Азат Бибоссынов)1:17.811:30.86
3×3 blindfoldedAkash Rupela1:15.19
3×3 one-handedBatyrkhan Kazymbetov (Батырхан Казымбетов)16.5718.35
ClockAsset Agabekov8.529.32
MegaminxAsset Agabekov57.921:04.55
PyraminxBekzhan Zhomartuly5.065.60
SkewbJasur Beknazov (Джасур Бекназов)4.354.83
Square-1Asset Agabekov17.6421.93
3×3 Multi-BlindAbylai Orazalin (Абылай Оразалин)3 of 3 cubes · 14:29

The PB harvest

169 set · 81 still standing

First-timers

50 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

114 competitors · 604 results · 12 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. Akash Rupela won it with a 9.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

114 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.