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Q8speedcubing in K.S.E 2023

Bneid Al-Gar · 10 March 2023 · 13 events · 66 competitors · 66 personal bests

Zakarya Otair won eight of the 13 events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ahmad Alolaimi by 0.03 seconds. 66 competitors produced 66 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and 37 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ahmad Alolaimi set the 3×3 single national record: 8.20.

Eight wins
Zakarya Otair — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Square-1, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Ahmad Alolaimi over Ghanim Abdulaziz Almutawa
66
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ahmad Alolaimi8.209.59
2×2Ahmad Alolaimi2.893.60
4×4Zakarya Otair32.1238.70
5×5Zakarya Otair1:15.081:18.61
3×3 blindfoldedZakarya Otair26.39—
3×3 Fewest MovesAhmad Alolaimi31 moves39.33
3×3 one-handedZakarya Otair15.8317.72
ClockNiko Ronkainen6.116.29
MegaminxZakarya Otair1:05.411:16.61
PyraminxZakarya Otair4.334.80
SkewbGhanim Abdulaziz Almutawa4.164.77
Square-1Zakarya Otair18.4821.68
3×3 Multi-BlindZakarya Otair27 of 49 cubes · 1:00:00—

The PB harvest

66 set · 15 still standing
  • Hosein Shirazi — 3×3 single 14.88: into the top 24.0% of the event's history.
  • Aden Karaa — Pyraminx single 6.96: into the top 27.5% of the event's history.
  • Zainab Alaradi — Pyraminx single 7.24: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.
  • Abdulrazzaq Alshayji — Pyraminx single 9.08: into the top 45.5% of the event's history.
  • Aden Karaa — 3×3 single 24.82: into the top 52.2% of the event's history.
  • Hassan Saheb — Pyraminx single 10.22: into the top 54.7% of the event's history.
  • Saoud Abdulaziz Almutawa — 5×5 single 2:14.97: into the top 58.1% of the event's history.
  • Abdulrazzaq Alshayji — 2×2 single 7.50: into the top 64.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

37 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

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

66 competitors · 335 results · 13 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 9.59 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

66 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.