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Competitions · Kazakhstan

KSF Atyrau City 2019

Atyrau · 12 January 2019 · 14 events · 70 competitors · 23 personal bests

Farid Mikhailov won eight of the 14 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Square-1, won by Alikhan Yertursyn (Алихан Ертурсын) by 0.08 seconds. 70 competitors produced 23 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and 62 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Farid Mikhailov set the 3×3 single national record: 7.76.

Eight wins
Farid Mikhailov — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.08s
closest final — Square-1, Alikhan Yertursyn (Алихан Ертурсын) over Bauyrzhan Zhandossuly (Бауыржан Жандосұлы)
23
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Farid Mikhailov8.249.12
2×2Farid Mikhailov2.823.27
4×4Farid Mikhailov35.0641.33
5×5Farid Mikhailov1:08.921:11.22
3×3 blindfoldedDosymzhan Zhumabidenov (Досымжан Жумабиденов)3:08.65
3×3 Fewest MovesIlyas Arystanbekov (Ильяс Арыстанбеков)33 moves
3×3 one-handedFarid Mikhailov14.4917.39
MegaminxAlikhan Yertursyn (Алихан Ертурсын)1:12.071:17.84
PyraminxAmirkhan Islamov (Амирхан Исламов)3.183.50
SkewbAziz Olzhagali (Азиз Олжагали)4.306.93
Square-1Alikhan Yertursyn (Алихан Ертурсын)29.6636.02
4×4 blindfoldedFarid Mikhailov
5×5 blindfoldedFarid Mikhailov
3×3 Multi-BlindFarid Mikhailov3 of 5 cubes · 28:07

The PB harvest

23 set · 4 still standing

First-timers

62 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

70 competitors · 328 results · 14 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 9.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.