Competitions · Kazakhstan

KSF Nur-Sultan City 2019

Nur-Sultan · 27 April 2019 · 14 events · 93 competitors · 168 personal bests

Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) won three of the 14 events (3×3, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Erzhan Kaliev (Ержан Калиев) by 0.07 seconds. 93 competitors produced 168 personal bests, 72 of which still stand today, and 35 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Yerkin Assylbek set the Square-1 single national record: 11.66.

Three wins

Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) — 3×3, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded

0.07s

closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Erzhan Kaliev (Ержан Калиев) over Damir Zhanataev

168

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон)	9.05	9.67
2×2	Yerkin Assylbek	1.78	3.01
4×4	Ilyas Arystanbekov (Ильяс Арыстанбеков)	39.62	40.45
5×5	Erdos Toleugazyev (Ердос Толеугазыев)	1:10.49	1:13.98
6×6	Erdos Toleugazyev (Ердос Толеугазыев)	2:14.54	2:22.14
7×7	Erdos Toleugazyev (Ердос Толеугазыев)	3:20.92	3:35.74
3×3 blindfolded	Timur Kabizhanov (Тимур Кабижанов)	46.41	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон)	28 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Erzhan Kaliev (Ержан Калиев)	14.70	17.52
Megaminx	Aissultan Aizharkynuly (Айсұлтан Айжарқынұлы)	1:09.24	1:16.61
Pyraminx	Damir Zhanataev	2.86	4.70
Skewb	Bakhytzhan Sharipbay (Бахытжан Шарипбай)	4.27	5.44
Square-1	Yerkin Assylbek	11.66	14.59
4×4 blindfolded	Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон)	9:24.71	—

The PB harvest

168 set · 72 still standing

Amirkhan Islamov (Амирхан Исламов) — Pyraminx single 1.88: into the top 0.95% of the event's history.
Amirkhan Islamov (Амирхан Исламов) — 3×3 single 7.75: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Khaknazar Abilda (Хакназар Абилда) — 3×3 single 8.51: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Asanali Akhtanov (Асанали Ахтанов) — 3×3 single 8.71: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
Yerkin Assylbek — Pyraminx single 3.69: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
Ali Magazbekov (Али Магазбеков) — 3×3 one-handed single 14.71: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
Yerasyl Bolysbek (Ерасыл Болысбек) — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
Bakhtiyar Zhumabekov (Бахтияр Жумабеков) — 2×2 single 2.45: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

35 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

93 competitors · 552 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. Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) won it with a 9.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

93 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.