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Competitions · Kazakhstan

Kostanay Open 2023

Kostanay · 25 November 2023 · 8 events · 11 competitors · 8 personal bests

Alisher Isagaliev won three of the eight events (2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Alisher Isagaliev by 0.13 seconds. 11 competitors produced 8 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Daniyal Suleimen set the Megaminx average national record: 44.98.

Three wins
Alisher Isagaliev — 2×2, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.13s
closest final — Pyraminx, Alisher Isagaliev over Nikita Kerlin
8
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Daniyar Tassenov9.6710.94
2×2Alisher Isagaliev3.624.29
4×4Daniyal Suleimen33.7837.14
5×5Daniyal Suleimen1:13.411:17.94
3×3 one-handedYerasyl Bolysbek (Ерасыл Болысбек)17.1219.14
MegaminxDaniyal Suleimen38.8944.98
PyraminxAlisher Isagaliev5.188.36
SkewbAlisher Isagaliev4.425.31

The PB harvest

8 set · 1 still standing
  • Nikita Khlobystin — 3×3 one-handed single 39.84: into the top 65.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

11 competitors · 83 results · 8 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. Daniyar Tassenov won it with a 10.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

11 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.