Competitions · United Arab Emirates

Raffles World Academy Dubai 2024

Dubai · 22 June 2024 · 5 events · 86 competitors · 104 personal bests

Abdallah Belal Omar won two of the five events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Mihir Narayan by 0.09 seconds. 86 competitors produced 104 personal bests, 53 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Abdallah Belal Omar set the 2×2 single national record: 1.68.

Two wins

Abdallah Belal Omar — 2×2, Skewb

0.09s

closest final — Pyraminx, Mihir Narayan over Rannanjay Singh Kotwal

104

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Sergey Ryabko	7.65	8.93
2×2	Abdallah Belal Omar	1.92	2.19
4×4	Mihir Narayan	27.89	32.89
Pyraminx	Mihir Narayan	2.78	4.35
Skewb	Abdallah Belal Omar	5.31	6.31

The PB harvest

104 set · 53 still standing

Rannanjay Singh Kotwal — Pyraminx single 3.25: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Baha Alshwaiki — 2×2 single 2.14: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
Pranav Prakash — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
Unnav Saikia — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
Ryan Prasad — 3×3 single 10.73: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Ishan Shibu — 3×3 single 10.86: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
Kian Daryani — 2×2 single 2.76: into the top 11.6% of the event's history.
JS Arun — 3×3 single 11.66: into the top 12.7% 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

5 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

86 competitors · 320 results · 5 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. Sergey Ryabko won it with a 8.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

86 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.