Competitions · Kazakhstan
Astana Spring 2025
Astana · 29 March 2025 · 9 events · 36 competitors · 51 personal bests
Damir Zhanataev won four of the nine events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Damir Issakov by 0.08 seconds. 36 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Damir Zhanataev | 6.46 | 7.68 |
| 2×2 | Nurassyl Kurmangali | 2.10 | 2.74 |
| 4×4 | Damir Issakov | 26.58 | 33.93 |
| 5×5 | Damir Zhanataev | 1:01.39 | 1:06.53 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Damir Zhanataev | 11.12 | 12.67 |
| Clock | Aidar Nadir | 5.01 | 7.08 |
| Megaminx | Renat Nurgaleev | 46.84 | 48.72 |
| Pyraminx | Damir Zhanataev | 4.27 | 5.44 |
| Skewb | Alimzhan Kenesbek (Алимжан Кенесбек) | 3.31 | 4.23 |
The PB harvest
51 set · 15 still standing- Damir Issakov — 3×3 one-handed single 8.98: into the top 0.5% of the event's history.
- Damir Issakov — 4×4 single 24.66: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
- Bakhtiyar Zhumabekov (Бахтияр Жумабеков) — 3×3 single 10.15: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Nayl Maksut — Pyraminx single 4.15: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
- Nurassyl Kurmangali — Megaminx single 59.35: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
- Meirambek Akylbekov — Clock single 6.87: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
- Meirman Abdirashit — 2×2 single 3.07: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
- Artem Klyain (Артем Кляин) — 4×4 single 42.76: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven 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
36 competitors · 255 results · 9 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 7.68 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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B2 L U' R' L2 U2 F' L F2 L' B2 R2 D R2 B2 D2 R2 B' - 2
D' R F U2 B2 U2 L' B2 L' D2 R2 B L' B R U R2 U2 - 3
U2 R U2 B2 R' D2 B2 R2 B U2 L R' D B2 D' U2 R' U' B - 4
F2 R' F L U D F' L' U' L' F R2 F' U2 B U2 R2 B L - 5
F2 D B2 U' B L2 D F' U F2 L2 F2 R2 U2 F2 B' L'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
36 competitors- Abzal Amirgali
- Aidar Nadir
- Aisultan Turganbay
- Alan Suslov
- Aldiyar Mussin
- Alikhan Yertursyn (Алихан Ертурсын)
- Alimzhan Kenesbek (Алимжан Кенесбек)
- Altair Degenbayev
- Amir Murzakarimov (Амир Мурзакаримов)
- Amirkhan Akhmadiyev (Амирхан Ахмадиев)
- Arman Smagulov
- Artem Klyain (Артем Кляин)
- Bakhtiyar Zhumabekov (Бахтияр Жумабеков)
- Beksultan Tleukanov
- Bibars Zhumabay
- Dalel Zhanataev
- Damir Issakov
- Damir Zhanataev
- Daniel Zhanataev
- Danil Zuev (Данил Зуев)
- Dilmar Rakhatov (Дильмар Рахатов)
- Erasyl Beisenov
- Maksat Amantaev (Максат Амантаев)
- Meirambek Akylbekov
- Meirman Abdirashit
- Mukhammad Utemissov
- Nayl Maksut
- Nurassyl Kurmangali
- Rashid Kaiyrzhan
- Renat Nurgaleev
- Roman Nikitin (Роман Никитин)
- Ruslan Tanatar
- Samgat Mynbai
- Sauran Turganbay
- Tristan Connor Smith
- Yeskendir Inkarbay
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.