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Dubai Open 2013

Dubai · 11 May 2013 · 7 events · 71 competitors · 17 personal bests

Zaid Doofesh (زيد دوفش) won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Arnaud van Galen by 0.89 seconds. 71 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 5 of which still stand today, and 61 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ahmad Koumaiha set the 3×3 single national record: 21.36.

Three wins
Zaid Doofesh (زيد دوفش) — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.89s
closest final — Pyraminx, Arnaud van Galen over Anthony Bon Louis Cubillas
17
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zaid Doofesh (زيد دوفش)12.5814.53
2×2Zaid Doofesh (زيد دوفش)4.305.22
4×4Ron van Bruchem47.3259.14
5×5Arnaud van Galen1:40.652:04.23
3×3 blindfoldedGilles van den Peereboom4:43.63
3×3 one-handedZaid Doofesh (زيد دوفش)27.6531.81
PyraminxArnaud van Galen9.119.79

The PB harvest

17 set · 5 still standing

First-timers

61 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

12 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

71 competitors · 217 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

71 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.