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Kuwait Side Events 2024

Kuwait City · 19 July 2024 · 11 events · 20 competitors · 33 personal bests

Zakarya Otair won six of the eleven events (5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Alkawthar Jaber Akbar by 0.01 seconds. 20 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Zakarya Otair set the 5×5 single national record: 1:04.67.

Six wins
Zakarya Otair — 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Megaminx, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded
0.01s
closest final — Clock, Alkawthar Jaber Akbar over Zakarya Otair
33
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
5×5Zakarya Otair1:04.671:08.54
6×6Vincenzo Maria Gammino1:55.072:04.84
7×7Vincenzo Maria Gammino2:50.712:53.75
3×3 blindfoldedZakarya Otair19.76
3×3 Fewest MovesZakarya Otair34 moves
ClockAlkawthar Jaber Akbar7.038.58
MegaminxZakarya Otair54.941:09.87
Square-1Zakarya Otair19.1024.50
4×4 blindfoldedZakarya Otair3:49.64
5×5 blindfoldedKhaled Al-Hathlool (خالد الهذلول)20:10.00
3×3 Multi-BlindKhaled Al-Hathlool (خالد الهذلول)6 of 11 cubes · 57:40

The PB harvest

33 set · 12 still standing

First-timers

Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

20 competitors · 110 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

20 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.