Competitions · Kazakhstan
Astana Open 2025
Astana · 29 November 2025 · 13 events · 30 competitors · 65 personal bests
Timofei Tarasenko won nine of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Asset Agabekov by 0.08 seconds. 30 competitors produced 65 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Timofei Tarasenko | 4.61 | 5.33 |
| 2×2 | Timofei Tarasenko | 1.10 | 1.66 |
| 4×4 | Timofei Tarasenko | 18.70 | 22.03 |
| 5×5 | Timofei Tarasenko | 33.86 | 36.80 |
| 6×6 | Timofei Tarasenko | 1:12.45 | 1:15.76 |
| 7×7 | Timofei Tarasenko | 1:52.92 | 1:57.12 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Asset Agabekov | 1:02.34 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Timofei Tarasenko | 10.66 | 11.97 |
| Clock | Esen Shaimardan | 4.25 | 5.02 |
| Megaminx | Timofei Tarasenko | 25.39 | 26.97 |
| Pyraminx | Timofei Tarasenko | 2.40 | 3.43 |
| Skewb | Asset Agabekov | 3.91 | 4.75 |
| Square-1 | Damir Issakov | 11.74 | 14.44 |
The PB harvest
65 set · 22 still standing- Renat Nurgaleev — 3×3 single 7.35: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Yeskendir Kenzhebolat — Clock single 4.72: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
- Renat Nurgaleev — 4×4 single 32.81: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
- Arsen Nurlanuly — 2×2 single 2.35: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
- Danil Zuev (Данил Зуев) — Pyraminx single 4.08: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
- Alisher Kurmash — Clock single 6.50: into the top 9.1% of the event's history.
- Arsen Nurlanuly — 3×3 single 12.07: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
- Amir Nurgazin (Амир Нургазин) — Clock single 7.84: into the top 14.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
2 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
30 competitors · 344 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. Timofei Tarasenko won it with a 5.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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F U2 B2 R2 F U' D' L2 F' R2 L2 F' R2 F U2 R' D2 L' - 2
R B U' F D B' R F' U R' D' L' D2 R' U2 L2 B2 L2 - 3
B2 L U R2 D2 L2 F2 L D2 R' D2 R2 B L2 U2 L' F' R U - 4
D' R B R L2 B' L' U B' L' U2 B L2 F' U2 R2 F' L - 5
U2 R' B D2 F2 L2 F2 R2 F' D2 B L' F2 D F' R' B' L' R
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
30 competitors- Abzal Amirgali
- Aidar Nadir
- Aidyn Boranbay
- Aisultan Turganbay
- Alimzhan Ibragim
- Alisher Kurmash
- Amir Nurgazin (Амир Нургазин)
- Amirkhan Akhmadiyev (Амирхан Ахмадиев)
- Arsen Nurlanuly
- Askar Shakhman (Аскар Шахман)
- Asset Agabekov
- Bahtiyar Karabalin (Бахтияр Карабалин)
- Bogdan Murygin
- Damir Issakov
- Damir Zhanataev
- Danil Zuev (Данил Зуев)
- Daniyar Zhaxylyk
- Erasyl Beisenov
- Esen Shaimardan
- Kamil Zhunissov
- Karimbek Sakebaev
- Lev Golaev
- Miras Rysbai
- Mukhammad Utemissov
- Nayl Maksut
- Renat Nurgaleev
- Timofei Tarasenko
- Timur Beksultan
- Tristan Connor Smith
- Yeskendir Kenzhebolat
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.