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Kuwaiti Nationals 2024

Al Zahra · 11 October 2024 · 16 events · 70 competitors · 112 personal bests

Zakarya Otair won nine of the 16 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Gabriel Tan by 0.08 seconds. 70 competitors produced 112 personal bests, 68 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Alkawthar Jaber Akbar set the Clock single national record: 6.77.

Nine wins
Zakarya Otair — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, Clock, Megaminx, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.08s
closest final — 3×3, Gabriel Tan over Ahmad Alolaimi
112
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Gabriel Tan7.569.14
2×2Ahmad Alolaimi2.863.32
4×4Gabriel Tan27.9433.22
5×5Zakarya Otair1:05.701:11.66
6×6Zakarya Otair2:13.842:21.44
7×7Zakarya Otair4:04.234:26.51
3×3 blindfoldedZakarya Otair25.4727.15
3×3 one-handedAhmad Alolaimi13.7214.76
ClockZakarya Otair5.655.98
MegaminxZakarya Otair58.1359.53
PyraminxGabriel Tan3.564.80
SkewbGhanim Abdulaziz Almutawa3.413.87
Square-1Omar Ziad15.0621.37
4×4 blindfoldedZakarya Otair8:12.82—
5×5 blindfoldedZakarya Otair13:38.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindZakarya Otair28 of 40 cubes · 1:00:00—

The PB harvest

112 set · 68 still standing
  • Abdullah Alhaddad — 3×3 single 8.34: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Gabriel Tan — Skewb single 3.80: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
  • Farah Omar Alomar — Pyraminx single 4.78: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Abdulmohsen Almunayes — 3×3 single 11.86: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
  • Mohammad Almoumen — Pyraminx single 5.22: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
  • Saoud Abdulaziz Almutawa — 2×2 single 3.05: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Omar Ziad — Square-1 single 15.06: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
  • Omar Ziad — Skewb single 4.85: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 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

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

70 competitors · 465 results · 16 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. Gabriel Tan won it with a 9.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.