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BBS Kuwait Cubing 2018

Hawally · 15 December 2018 · 8 events · 40 competitors · 31 personal bests

Anirudh Manoj won four of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Anirudh Manoj by 0.02 seconds. 40 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Abdul Azeez Harees set the Skewb single national record: 6.77.

Four wins
Anirudh Manoj — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.02s
closest final — 3×3, Anirudh Manoj over Atharv Goel
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anirudh Manoj9.8811.24
2×2Anirudh Manoj2.823.83
4×4Atharv Goel43.0455.43
5×5Nour Alkout1:54.102:17.74
3×3 blindfoldedSulaiman Mohammed Kabeer7:05.77
PyraminxAnirudh Manoj6.117.25
SkewbAnirudh Manoj5.756.50
3×3 Multi-BlindMohammad Almoumen2 of 2 cubes · 19:56

The PB harvest

31 set · 16 still standing
  • Atharv Goel — 3×3 single 8.55: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Anirudh Manoj — Pyraminx single 3.37: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
  • Abdul Azeez Harees — 3×3 single 10.78: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
  • Husain Nasser Al-Marhon — 3×3 single 11.42: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Anirudh Manoj — 2×2 single 2.82: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Atharv Goel — 4×4 single 43.04: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
  • Mahrukh Atif Zahoor — 3×3 single 12.72: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
  • Mahrukh Atif Zahoor — 2×2 single 3.25: into the top 17.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

40 competitors · 168 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. Anirudh Manoj won it with a 11.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

40 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.