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Competitions · Bahrain

American School of Bahrain 2023

North Riffa · 6 May 2023 · 8 events · 58 competitors · 55 personal bests

Ahmad Alolaimi won three of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ahmad Alolaimi by 0.01 seconds. 58 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ahmad Alolaimi set the 3×3 single national record: 7.65.

Three wins
Ahmad Alolaimi — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.01s
closest final — 3×3, Ahmad Alolaimi over Hasan Aqeel Nesaif
55
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ahmad Alolaimi8.849.59
2×2Ahmad Alolaimi2.813.31
4×4Daniel Adel Alhayki34.2542.71
5×5Issam Imad El Halabi1:13.301:22.48
3×3 blindfoldedIssam Imad El Halabi1:12.211:27.48
3×3 one-handedAhmad Alolaimi16.1017.85
PyraminxDaniel Adel Alhayki3.335.11
SkewbDaniel Adel Alhayki5.736.56

The PB harvest

55 set · 31 still standing

First-timers

21 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

12 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

58 competitors · 265 results · 8 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. Ahmad Alolaimi won it with a 9.59 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

58 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.