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Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2024

Almaty · 25 October 2024 · 17 events · 47 competitors · 127 personal bests

Aral Askarov won three of the 17 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Yaroslav Usmanov (Ярослав Усманов) by 0.00 seconds. 47 competitors produced 127 personal bests, 44 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alisher Kurmash set the 5×5 single national record: 49.14.

Three wins
Aral Askarov — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.00s
closest final — Skewb, Yaroslav Usmanov (Ярослав Усманов) over Adelina Adibaeva (Аделина Адибаева)
127
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Abylai Orazalin (Абылай Оразалин)6.847.34
2×2Alisher Kurmash2.082.70
4×4Asset Agabekov29.3831.48
5×5Aral Askarov53.5857.19
6×6Aral Askarov1:39.241:45.65
7×7Aral Askarov2:36.872:45.73
3×3 blindfoldedVladimir Sergeev27.78
3×3 Fewest MovesAsset Agabekov35 moves
3×3 one-handedArsenii Borovkov12.1213.07
ClockLev Bruskov (Лев Брусков)4.875.82
MegaminxAlisher Kurmash40.9142.50
PyraminxLev Bruskov (Лев Брусков)2.432.88
SkewbYaroslav Usmanov (Ярослав Усманов)3.554.36
Square-1Lev Bruskov (Лев Брусков)6.558.14
4×4 blindfoldedAndrei Ilin (Андрей Ильин)5:38.47
5×5 blindfoldedVladimir Sergeev
3×3 Multi-BlindMaxim Chechnev9 of 9 cubes · 57:34

The PB harvest

127 set · 44 still standing

First-timers

Eight people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 642 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. Abylai Orazalin (Абылай Оразалин) won it with a 7.34 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

47 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.