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Competitions · Kazakhstan

Rudny Open 2023

Rudny · 19 August 2023 · 9 events · 22 competitors · 37 personal bests

Damir Zhanataev won two of the nine events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Damir Zhanataev by 0.07 seconds. 22 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 10 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Daniyal Suleimen set the Clock average national record: 7.00.

Two wins
Damir Zhanataev — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.07s
closest final — 3×3, Damir Zhanataev over Damir Issakov
37
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Damir Zhanataev7.728.90
2×2Damir Issakov2.903.02
4×4Damir Issakov31.6336.03
3×3 blindfoldedMuhammed Ameen49.69
3×3 one-handedDamir Zhanataev14.7315.38
ClockDaniyal Suleimen6.487.00
MegaminxDaniyal Suleimen43.8346.48
PyraminxAmarsanaa Enkhbaatar2.423.06
SkewbAmarsanaa Enkhbaatar3.904.97

The PB harvest

37 set · 10 still standing

First-timers

Five 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

22 competitors · 193 results · 9 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. Damir Zhanataev won it with a 8.90 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

22 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.