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Competitions · Kazakhstan

KSF Open 2023

Astana · 8 July 2023 · 9 events · 48 competitors · 95 personal bests

Timofei Tarasenko won six of the nine events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Timofei Tarasenko by 0.18 seconds. 48 competitors produced 95 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Timofei Tarasenko set the 4×4 single national record: 22.94.

Six wins
Timofei Tarasenko — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, Megaminx, Pyraminx
0.18s
closest final — Pyraminx, Timofei Tarasenko over Ilya Nazarov
95
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Timofei Tarasenko6.326.64
2×2Timofei Tarasenko1.561.82
4×4Timofei Tarasenko24.0226.41
5×5Timofei Tarasenko49.0152.04
3×3 one-handedAndrey Che9.6810.53
MegaminxTimofei Tarasenko32.4033.87
PyraminxTimofei Tarasenko2.282.76
SkewbEkaterina Kaneva2.703.14
Square-1Lev Bruskov (Лев Брусков)6.669.43

The PB harvest

95 set · 23 still standing

First-timers

Ten 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

48 competitors · 384 results · 9 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. Timofei Tarasenko won it with a 6.64 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

48 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.