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Amman Wintertime 2023

Amman · 3 February 2023 · 12 events · 49 competitors · 73 personal bests

Zakarya Otair won nine of the twelve events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Albara Mahmoad Shanna'a by 0.18 seconds. 49 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Sam Othman set the 3×3 single national record: 32.62.

Nine wins
Zakarya Otair — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.18s
closest final — 2×2, Albara Mahmoad Shanna'a over João Gabriel Guedes Araújo
73
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zakarya Otair9.3110.43
2×2Albara Mahmoad Shanna'a2.984.29
4×4Zakarya Otair31.4735.86
5×5Zakarya Otair1:17.041:26.53
3×3 blindfoldedZakarya Otair28.21
3×3 one-handedZakarya Otair18.2220.18
ClockZakarya Otair7.557.94
MegaminxZakarya Otair1:06.301:12.34
PyraminxZakarya Otair5.177.16
SkewbLayan Sbeitan5.305.95
Square-1Abdallah Almaharmeh19.1420.06
3×3 Multi-BlindZakarya Otair27 of 49 cubes · 1:00:00

The PB harvest

73 set · 28 still standing
  • João Gabriel Guedes Araújo — 2×2 single 2.02: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Ahmad Motaz — 3×3 single 10.20: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Layan Sbeitan — 2×2 single 2.45: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Zakarya Otair — Skewb single 4.21: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Yazan Abughosh — 3×3 single 11.81: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
  • Waddah Nabulsi — 3×3 single 12.17: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
  • Omar Nanaah — 3×3 single 13.13: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
  • Zaid Saadeh — 3×3 single 14.00: into the top 21.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

49 competitors · 289 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. Zakarya Otair won it with a 10.43 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

49 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.