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Competitions · Kazakhstan

Ekibastuz Open 2024

Ekibastuz · 12 May 2024 · 8 events · 17 competitors · 17 personal bests

Damir Zhanataev won five of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Daniyal Suleimen by 0.02 seconds. 17 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Nikita Kolpakov took a Clock single of 23.84 down to 7.73, 68 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Damir Zhanataev — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx
0.02s
closest final — Skewb, Daniyal Suleimen over Nikita Kolpakov
17
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Damir Zhanataev7.218.83
2×2Damir Zhanataev2.513.13
4×4Damir Zhanataev33.7636.65
5×5Damir Zhanataev1:03.611:09.90
ClockDaniyal Suleimen5.917.64
MegaminxDaniyal Suleimen40.5446.90
PyraminxDamir Zhanataev4.095.09
SkewbDaniyal Suleimen4.045.36

The PB harvest

17 set · 6 still standing

First-timers

Four 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

17 competitors · 104 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

17 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.