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Competitions · Turkey

HASAL İstanbul 2023

İstanbul · 28 January 2023 · 9 events · 46 competitors · 48 personal bests

Alexander Bashutkin won eight of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Alexander Bashutkin by 0.94 seconds. 46 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Mohammed Al Said set the 3×3 single national record: 7.97.

Eight wins
Alexander Bashutkin — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1
0.94s
closest final — 4×4, Alexander Bashutkin over Mert Sağdınç
48
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alexander Bashutkin5.688.08
2×2Alexander Bashutkin1.131.80
4×4Alexander Bashutkin28.3134.76
5×5Alexander Bashutkin55.1059.74
3×3 one-handedAlexander Bashutkin10.4712.06
ClockSarp Abaç7.738.78
PyraminxAlexander Bashutkin1.183.15
SkewbAlexander Bashutkin2.624.72
Square-1Alexander Bashutkin10.2516.82

The PB harvest

48 set · 16 still standing

First-timers

14 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

46 competitors · 258 results · 9 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. Alexander Bashutkin won it with a 8.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

46 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.