Competitions · Kazakhstan
Astana NxNxN 2026
Astana · 13 September 2026 · 8 events · 25 competitors · 26 personal bests
Damir Zhanataev won three of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Damir Zhanataev by 0.03 seconds. 25 competitors produced 26 personal bests, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ilgizar Zhanatayev took a 4×4 single of 2:21.72 down to 1:14.91, 47 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Damir Zhanataev | 6.29 | 8.17 |
| 2×2 | Damir Zhanataev | 2.43 | 2.80 |
| 4×4 | Alisher Kurmash | 27.18 | 30.15 |
| 5×5 | Alisher Kurmash | 56.25 | 58.66 |
| 6×6 | Danil Zuev (Данил Зуев) | 1:44.92 | 1:50.89 |
| 7×7 | Damir Zhanataev | 3:04.29 | 3:09.24 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Jim Zhu | 53.52 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Alisher Kurmash | 11.32 | 13.28 |
The PB harvest
26 set · 26 still standing- Danil Zuev (Данил Зуев) — 6×6 single 1:44.92: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
- Aidar Nadir — 4×4 single 34.25: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
- Nayl Maksut — 2×2 single 2.32: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
- Alidar Tazabekov — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.4% of the event's history.
- Dias Toregeldin — 3×3 single 11.01: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
- Bahtiyar Karabalin (Бахтияр Карабалин) — 4×4 single 39.10: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
- Ang An-Sel — 4×4 single 42.24: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
- Dias Toregeldin — 2×2 single 3.09: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. 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
25 competitors · 149 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. Damir Zhanataev won it with a 8.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F' R2 D' F2 U' F L D' R L2 D2 F' U2 F' U2 R2 F L2 F' - 2
D U F2 D F2 L2 F2 U B' U2 F' L' R' U2 F R2 U B2 L2 - 3
L D' F' U' F2 U R' L2 D2 L2 D R2 L2 F2 U R' B L2 B' - 4
D F2 U' B' L2 U L' U' F' D2 F' B2 R2 F B2 L' B' R2 - 5
U L2 D R D2 R2 D L2 B2 D R2 B2 R D F' U L F
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
25 competitors- Abzal Amirgali
- Aidar Nadir
- Aisultan Turganbay
- Alidar Tazabekov
- Alisher Kurmash
- Ang An-Sel
- Bahtiyar Karabalin (Бахтияр Карабалин)
- Beksultan Tleukanov
- Damir Issakov
- Damir Zhanataev
- Danil Zuev (Данил Зуев)
- Daniyar Zhaxylyk
- Dias Toregeldin
- Erasyl Beisenov
- Fiona Wang
- Ilgizar Zhanatayev
- Jaime Calzado Gomez
- Jim Zhu
- Maksat Amantaev (Максат Амантаев)
- Nayl Maksut
- Ramanujan Srinivasan
- Timur Beksultan
- Valerya Podminogina
- Viktoriya Podminogina
- Vildan Saifutdinov
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.