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Competitions · Kazakhstan

KILC Cubing 2026

Astana · 9 July 2026 · 11 events · 49 competitors · 88 personal bests

Artem Sosnovskikh won eight of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Artem Sosnovskikh by 0.02 seconds. 49 competitors produced 88 personal bests, 69 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Aidar Nadir set the Clock single national record: 2.98.

Eight wins
Artem Sosnovskikh — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.02s
closest final — Clock, Artem Sosnovskikh over Aidar Nadir
88
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Artem Sosnovskikh5.667.22
2×2Artem Sosnovskikh1.361.89
4×4Artem Sosnovskikh22.9228.10
5×5Artem Sosnovskikh49.7354.01
3×3 blindfoldedAsset Agabekov44.44
3×3 one-handedArtem Sosnovskikh9.8710.44
ClockArtem Sosnovskikh3.465.19
MegaminxArtem Sosnovskikh26.3134.22
PyraminxArtem Sosnovskikh2.182.31
SkewbAsset Agabekov4.054.60
Square-1Yerkin Assylbek7.598.00

The PB harvest

88 set · 69 still standing

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

49 competitors · 427 results · 11 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. Artem Sosnovskikh won it with a 7.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

49 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.