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Competitions · Kazakhstan

Shakarim Open 2023

Semey · 23 December 2023 · 10 events · 15 competitors · 26 personal bests

Damir Zhanataev won four of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Damir Zhanataev by 0.05 seconds. 15 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 15 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Daniyal Suleimen set the Megaminx single national record: 38.58.

Four wins
Damir Zhanataev — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, Pyraminx
0.05s
closest final — 2×2, Damir Zhanataev over Daniyal Suleimen
26
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

The PB harvest

26 set · 15 still standing

First-timers

Four 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

15 competitors · 144 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. Damir Zhanataev won it with a 8.22 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

15 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.