Competitions · Kazakhstan

Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2018

Astana · 27 October 2018 · 18 events · 141 competitors · 210 personal bests

Clément Cherblanc won nine of the 18 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Dinnur Aitbayev (Диннур Айтбаев) by 0.14 seconds. 141 competitors produced 210 personal bests, 64 of which still stand today, and 67 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Amir Murzakarimov (Амир Мурзакаримов) set the Megaminx single national record: 1:01.06.

Nine wins

Clément Cherblanc — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Clock, Megaminx, Square-1, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 with feet

0.14s

closest final — 2×2, Dinnur Aitbayev (Диннур Айтбаев) over Ruslan Kazin (Руслан Казин)

210

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Farid Mikhailov	9.38	9.75
2×2	Dinnur Aitbayev (Диннур Айтбаев)	2.07	4.01
4×4	Clément Cherblanc	34.24	37.66
5×5	Clément Cherblanc	1:03.81	1:09.57
6×6	Clément Cherblanc	1:58.70	2:03.04
7×7	Clément Cherblanc	3:01.59	3:04.98
3×3 blindfolded	Roman Strakhov	1:01.23	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Farid Mikhailov	30 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Farid Mikhailov	14.61	15.85
Clock	Clément Cherblanc	9.23	10.07
Megaminx	Clément Cherblanc	58.92	1:06.29
Pyraminx	Zhansen Shingis (Жансен Шингис)	2.81	3.74
Skewb	Bakhytzhan Sharipbay (Бахытжан Шарипбай)	4.01	5.48
Square-1	Clément Cherblanc	8.79	10.36
4×4 blindfolded	Roman Strakhov	2:36.31	—
5×5 blindfolded	Clément Cherblanc	—	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Timur Kabizhanov (Тимур Кабижанов)	3 of 3 cubes · 10:46	—
3×3 with feet	Clément Cherblanc	1:10.61	1:32.00

The PB harvest

210 set · 64 still standing

Zhanaidar Uzakov (Жанайдар Узаков) — 3×3 one-handed single 13.01: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Yerasyl Bolysbek (Ерасыл Болысбек) — 3×3 single 8.98: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
Dmitriy Shulaev (Дмитрий Шулаев) — Pyraminx single 3.82: into the top 6.8% of the event's history.
Amir Husain — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Khaknazar Abilda (Хакназар Абилда) — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
Dinnur Aitbayev (Диннур Айтбаев) — Pyraminx single 4.31: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
Dias Makhanbetov (Диас Маханбетов) — 3×3 single 11.19: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Rinat Ilyussizov (Ринат Ильюссизов) — 3×3 single 11.37: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

67 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

11 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

141 competitors · 919 results · 18 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. Farid Mikhailov won it with a 9.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

141 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.