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Hello Q8Speedcubing 2022

Hawally · 8 July 2022 · 10 events · 51 competitors · 28 personal bests

Zakarya Otair won five of the ten events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Ahmad Alolaimi by 0.02 seconds. 51 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 39 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ahmad Alolaimi set the 3×3 single national record: 8.27.

Five wins
Zakarya Otair — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.02s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Ahmad Alolaimi over Zakarya Otair
28
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ahmad Alolaimi8.629.72
2×2Ahmad Alolaimi2.413.14
4×4Zakarya Otair34.0636.58
5×5Zakarya Otair1:09.301:15.52
3×3 blindfoldedZakarya Otair28.0631.61
3×3 one-handedAhmad Alolaimi17.4219.93
ClockZakarya Otair8.409.03
PyraminxGhanim Abdulaziz Almutawa3.604.51
SkewbGhanim Abdulaziz Almutawa5.076.09
3×3 Multi-BlindZakarya Otair36 of 45 cubes · 54:22

The PB harvest

28 set · 6 still standing

First-timers

39 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

20 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

51 competitors · 248 results · 10 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. Ahmad Alolaimi won it with a 9.72 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

51 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.