Competitions · Kazakhstan
Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2023
Astana · 3 November 2023 · 17 events · 37 competitors · 79 personal bests
Timofei Tarasenko won six of the 17 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Andrey Che by 0.09 seconds. 37 competitors produced 79 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A national record
Abylai Orazalin (Абылай Оразалин) set the 3×3 single national record: 5.64.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Andrey Che | 6.15 | 7.13 |
| 2×2 | Andrey Che | 1.48 | 2.52 |
| 4×4 | Timofei Tarasenko | 25.81 | 26.90 |
| 5×5 | Timofei Tarasenko | 39.85 | 46.01 |
| 6×6 | Timofei Tarasenko | 1:26.61 | 1:28.53 |
| 7×7 | Timofei Tarasenko | 2:16.31 | 2:25.90 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Vladimir Sergeev | 22.41 | 27.18 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Andrey Che | 27 moves | 28.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Andrey Che | 8.30 | 9.52 |
| Clock | Andrey Che | 6.61 | 7.09 |
| Megaminx | Timofei Tarasenko | 31.58 | 35.82 |
| Pyraminx | Timofei Tarasenko | 2.25 | 2.75 |
| Skewb | Alimzhan Kenesbek (Алимжан Кенесбек) | 3.36 | 4.25 |
| Square-1 | Damir Issakov | 9.51 | 12.24 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Andrey Koposov (Андрей Копосов) | 1:40.76 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Vladimir Sergeev | 6:21.83 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Abylai Orazalin (Абылай Оразалин) | 2 of 3 cubes · 6:22 | — |
The PB harvest
79 set · 24 still standing- Alimzhan Kenesbek (Алимжан Кенесбек) — Skewb single 1.71: into the top 0.75% of the event's history.
- Asset Agabekov — Megaminx single 38.84: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Aral Askarov — 3×3 one-handed single 12.11: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Andrey Koposov (Андрей Копосов) — 2×2 single 1.77: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Alimzhan Kenesbek (Алимжан Кенесбек) — 2×2 single 1.92: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Abylai Orazalin (Абылай Оразалин) — 2×2 single 2.38: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
- Esen Shaimardan — Pyraminx single 4.33: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
- Esen Shaimardan — 3×3 one-handed single 15.93: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three 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
13 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
37 competitors · 450 results · 17 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 7.13 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R' F' U2 F2 D' B2 D R2 U' B D' L B2 L2 B' L R D2 - 2
R2 F B L' U2 L2 U2 B2 D F' U' L D2 R' F2 U2 D2 R' F2 - 3
R D2 L D' F L U2 L F' D F' U2 R B2 L' - 4
B U' L F2 D U L2 R2 U F2 R2 U2 F' R F' L' U' B R' - 5
R2 D' L' U' B D2 F D R2 U2 D2 F2 B U2 F B U2 R D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
37 competitors- Abdrahman Nurasyl (Әбдірахман Нұрасыл)
- Abylai Orazalin (Абылай Оразалин)
- Adil Rakhimzhanov (Адиль Рахимжанов)
- Aibek Berikbolov (Айбек Берикболов)
- Akhmet Sailauuly
- Alimzhan Kenesbek (Алимжан Кенесбек)
- Alisher Isagaliev
- Altynbek Sagyndyk
- Andrey Che
- Andrey Koposov (Андрей Копосов)
- Ansar Kaidarov
- Aral Askarov
- Asar Toleu
- Askar Shakhman (Аскар Шахман)
- Asset Agabekov
- Azamat Seitbekov (Азамат Сейтбеков)
- Bahtiyar Karabalin (Бахтияр Карабалин)
- Bekarys Khibatdolda
- Beksultan Tleukanov
- Bekzhan Zhomartuly
- Damir Issakov
- Damir Zhanataev
- Daniyal Suleimen
- Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев)
- Esen Shaimardan
- Kulsara Agadilova (Кулсара Агадилова)
- Lev Golaev
- Mansur Serikov
- Matvey Bondarenko (Матвей Бондаренко)
- Meirman Abdirashit
- Nayl Maksut
- Nikita Khlobystin
- Ruslan Kazin (Руслан Казин)
- Shyngys Sharapadin (Шынгыс Шарападин)
- Timofei Tarasenko
- Timur Zhangulov
- Vladimir Sergeev
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.