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Oskemen Open 2024

Oskemen · 20 January 2024 · 10 events · 20 competitors · 18 personal bests

Andrey Che won seven of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Megaminx, won by Daniyal Suleimen by 0.30 seconds. 20 competitors produced 18 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sanzhar Abishev (Санжар Абишев) took a 3×3 single of 50.46 down to 20.12, 60 percent better in one day.

Seven wins
Andrey Che — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.30s
closest final — Megaminx, Daniyal Suleimen over Andrey Che
18
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Andrey Che6.767.12
2×2Andrey Che1.072.58
4×4Andrey Che28.1829.33
5×5Andrey Che56.3558.64
3×3 blindfoldedDamir Zhanataev1:52.01
3×3 one-handedAndrey Che8.8210.14
MegaminxDaniyal Suleimen43.8645.57
PyraminxAndrey Che2.443.29
SkewbAndrey Che3.804.63
Square-1Daniyal Suleimen13.8921.73

The PB harvest

18 set · 9 still standing

First-timers

Eight 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

20 competitors · 137 results · 10 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. Andrey Che won it with a 7.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

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.