Competitions · Kazakhstan
Astana Open 2023
Astana · 9 December 2023 · 13 events · 24 competitors · 45 personal bests
Andrey Che won ten of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Andrey Che by 0.08 seconds. 24 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Nayl Maksut took a 2×2 single of 6.57 down to 3.16, 52 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Andrey Che | 6.31 | 7.17 |
| 2×2 | Andrey Che | 1.32 | 2.33 |
| 4×4 | Andrey Che | 29.69 | 33.39 |
| 5×5 | Andrey Che | 53.06 | 55.68 |
| 6×6 | Andrey Che | 1:43.82 | 1:52.58 |
| 7×7 | Damir Zhanataev | 3:46.16 | 3:53.08 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Damir Zhanataev | 1:10.65 | 1:17.54 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Andrey Che | 7.48 | 11.18 |
| Clock | Andrey Che | 6.19 | 7.75 |
| Megaminx | Andrey Che | 36.86 | 45.25 |
| Pyraminx | Andrey Che | 2.62 | 2.83 |
| Skewb | Andrey Che | 3.33 | 4.02 |
| Square-1 | Damir Issakov | 8.98 | 10.34 |
The PB harvest
45 set · 11 still standing- Ruslan Romanenko — 3×3 one-handed single 10.89: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
- Adil Rakhimzhanov (Адиль Рахимжанов) — 3×3 single 7.97: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
- Damir Zhanataev — Skewb single 3.23: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
- Bahtiyar Karabalin (Бахтияр Карабалин) — 2×2 single 2.61: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Arsenii Borovkov — Pyraminx single 6.31: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
- Beksultan Tleukanov — 6×6 single 2:24.95: into the top 23.1% of the event's history.
- Arsenii Borovkov — 4×4 single 50.91: into the top 25.8% of the event's history.
- Ansar Kaidarov — Megaminx single 1:28.55: into the top 27.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
24 competitors · 215 results · 13 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. Andrey Che won it with a 7.17 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F2 L' B2 U F2 D' F2 U' B2 D U' F R2 U B' F U2 L U2 F' - 2
U D' F2 B' U L F' R' B' R' L2 U2 F2 U2 B2 L' B' D' - 3
F' R2 U2 D' F L' B R' B2 U F2 L2 F2 D B2 D F L2 - 4
F2 B' L' U R' F' R F' D2 B' F2 R' F2 U2 R' D2 L' D2 R2 D2 - 5
R2 B2 D2 U B2 F2 R' B L2 D2 B' U L2 F' U' R B2 R'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
24 competitors- Adil Rakhimzhanov (Адиль Рахимжанов)
- Akhmet Sailauuly
- Alnazar Soldatkhanuly (Альназар Солдатханұлы)
- Andrey Che
- Ansar Kaidarov
- Arsenii Borovkov
- Asanali Japarov
- Asar Toleu
- Askar Shakhman (Аскар Шахман)
- Bahtiyar Karabalin (Бахтияр Карабалин)
- Beksultan Tleukanov
- Bogdan Kashin
- Bolat Khanzada
- Damir Issakov
- Damir Zhanataev
- Danil Zuev (Данил Зуев)
- Daniyal Suleimen
- Lev Golaev
- Maxim Chechnev
- Meirman Abdirashit
- Nayl Maksut
- Nurassyl Kurmangali
- Philipp Radinskiy
- Ruslan Romanenko
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.