Competitions · Kuwait
Kuwaiti Nationals 2023
Kuwait City · 13 October 2023 · 17 events · 66 competitors · 113 personal bests
Zakarya Otair won eleven of the 17 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ahmad Alolaimi by 0.43 seconds. 66 competitors produced 113 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ahmad Alolaimi | 7.97 | 8.67 |
| 2×2 | Ahmad Alolaimi | 2.40 | 3.03 |
| 4×4 | Zakarya Otair | 32.32 | 38.92 |
| 5×5 | Zakarya Otair | 1:10.10 | 1:16.35 |
| 6×6 | Zakarya Otair | 2:46.80 | 2:47.79 |
| 7×7 | Zakarya Otair | 4:36.72 | 4:38.29 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Zakarya Otair | 22.62 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Ahmad Alolaimi | 33 moves | 35.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ahmad Alolaimi | 12.28 | 18.77 |
| Clock | Zakarya Otair | 7.18 | 8.30 |
| Megaminx | Zakarya Otair | 1:01.26 | 1:17.18 |
| Pyraminx | Zakarya Otair | 5.76 | 6.85 |
| Skewb | Ghanim Abdulaziz Almutawa | 2.35 | 5.87 |
| Square-1 | Zakarya Otair | 21.39 | 24.66 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Zakarya Otair | 5:14.91 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Zakarya Otair | — | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Ahmad Alolaimi | 6 of 6 cubes · 53:22 | — |
The PB harvest
113 set · 45 still standing- Koutaro Maeda (前田宏太朗) — 3×3 single 7.72: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Ahmad Alolaimi — 3×3 one-handed single 12.28: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
- Hussain Merza — Skewb single 3.53: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Saoud Abdulaziz Almutawa — 3×3 single 10.79: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
- Sayed Haidar Almousawi — 2×2 single 2.92: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.
- Hassan Saheb — 2×2 single 3.02: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
- Hussain Bukhamsin — 3×3 single 12.35: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.
- Ahmad Alolaimi — Skewb single 5.02: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
26 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
17 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
66 competitors · 434 results · 17 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. Ahmad Alolaimi won it with a 8.67 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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F2 U' F2 L2 D' L2 B2 L2 U' L' U B D' L' U2 L' D2 R2 B F - 2
U' B' D F2 U L2 R2 B2 D F2 U' R' B' L' B L2 U2 L F' - 3
D' F' U' L D2 F2 B2 R F' B2 R2 B2 L2 D B2 U D L2 B2 D2 - 4
U' D R' L' B' R2 U F2 B2 D2 R F2 U2 R' F2 U2 L B' D R' - 5
F D U2 R2 U2 R F2 D2 U2 R2 U2 F2 B L' F' U F U2 R2
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Race this final
Everyone who competed
66 competitors- Abdulazeez Alomar
- Abdulaziz Mohammad Alhendal
- Abdullah Alhaddad
- Abdullah Almansouri
- Abdulmohsen Almunayes
- Abdulrahman Alali
- Adam Amari
- Ahmad Alolaimi
- Akashmik Mund
- Ali Albaseer
- Ali Albloushi
- Ali Alkandri
- Ali Bahman
- Ali Hasan Ashknani
- Alkawthar Jaber Akbar
- Alnoor Jaber Akbar
- Aws Alkanderi
- Bader Almufarrej
- Bayan Alalawi
- Ebrahim Abdullah Alabouh
- Faisal Alloghani
- Farah Omar Alomar
- Fares Alonaizi
- Fredrick Farouk
- Ghanim Abdulaziz Almutawa
- Haidar Hassan
- Hamad AL Failakawi
- Hamzah Kathem
- Haneen AL Failakawi
- Hasan Aqeel Nesaif
- Hasan Hashem Alwazzan
- Hassan Saheb
- Hussain Bukhamsin
- Hussain Merza
- Hussain Yousef Alhawaj
- Ibrahim Elsalah
- Khaled Mohannad Sarram
- Koutaro Maeda (前田宏太朗)
- Lulwa Meshal AlThuwaini
- Malek Sabra
- Mohammad Almoumen
- Mohammad Alonaizi
- Naser Alattar
- Nasser Alnasser
- Noor Albaghli
- Nour Alkout
- Omar Abdullah Alawadhi
- Omar Al Jasem
- Reda Albasha
- Sam Sabbah
- Saoud Abdulaziz Almutawa
- Saud Abdullah Aldosari
- Sayed Ali Almousawi
- Sayed Ammar Almohri
- Sayed Haidar Almousawi
- Sayed Haidar Ibrahim
- Shaikha Albarjas
- Song Jenden
- Taibah Alhelal
- Yahya Mohammad Almuzaini
- Yamen Monther Shaheen
- Yousef Albaghli
- Yousef Alwazzan
- Zaid Dghaim Rowaiei
- Zainab Alaradi
- Zakarya Otair
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.