Competitions · Kazakhstan

Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2026

Almaty · 21 August 2026 · 16 events · 43 competitors · 81 personal bests

Yerkin Assylbek won four of the 16 events (4×4, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Alisher Kurmash by 0.06 seconds. 43 competitors produced 81 personal bests, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев) set the 5×5 blindfolded single national record: 15:15.00.

Four wins

Yerkin Assylbek — 4×4, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.06s

closest final — 2×2, Alisher Kurmash over Chyngyz Sultanbekov (Чынгыз Султанбеков)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Chyngyz Sultanbekov (Чынгыз Султанбеков)	6.12	7.02
2×2	Alisher Kurmash	1.44	2.50
4×4	Yerkin Assylbek	29.72	30.53
5×5	Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев)	47.86	51.56
6×6	Yiming Lin (林伊铭)	1:43.82	1:55.09
7×7	Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев)	2:29.75	2:31.64
3×3 blindfolded	Asset Agabekov	46.97	—
3×3 one-handed	Chyngyz Sultanbekov (Чынгыз Султанбеков)	10.54	11.63
Clock	Aidar Nadir	3.60	4.42
Megaminx	Asset Agabekov	40.07	42.20
Pyraminx	Yeskendir Kenzhebolat	2.80	3.36
Skewb	Adelina Adibaeva (Аделина Адибаева)	2.66	4.23
Square-1	Yerkin Assylbek	6.63	8.45
4×4 blindfolded	Yerkin Assylbek	5:08.61	—
5×5 blindfolded	Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев)	15:15.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Yerkin Assylbek	15 of 18 cubes · 50:43	—

The PB harvest

81 set · 81 still standing

Aidar Nadir — Clock single 2.73: into the top 0.46% of the event's history.
Adelina Adibaeva (Аделина Адибаева) — Clock single 3.35: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Esen Shaimardan — Clock single 3.53: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
Adelina Adibaeva (Аделина Адибаева) — Pyraminx single 2.34: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Tursunali Amurlaev — 3×3 single 7.92: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
Abzal Amirgali — Skewb single 2.52: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Abzal Amirgali — 3×3 single 8.17: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Yeskendir Kenzhebolat — 3×3 single 8.36: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

43 competitors · 611 results · 16 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. Chyngyz Sultanbekov (Чынгыз Султанбеков) won it with a 7.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

43 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.