Competitions · United Arab Emirates

Sunmarke Dubai Open 2022

Dubai · 16 December 2022 · 12 events · 145 competitors · 123 personal bests

Mihir Narayan won five of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Mihir Narayan by 0.06 seconds. 145 competitors produced 123 personal bests, 73 of which still stand today, and 81 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ali Ahmad Alchurbaji set the 3×3 single national record: 8.58.

Five wins

Mihir Narayan — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, Pyraminx

0.06s

closest final — 2×2, Mihir Narayan over Francisco Hamlin

123

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Mihir Narayan	6.89	8.09
2×2	Mihir Narayan	2.10	2.53
4×4	Mihir Narayan	26.67	34.27
5×5	Mihir Narayan	58.29	1:01.57
6×6	Akash Rupela	2:21.48	2:29.25
3×3 blindfolded	Roman Strakhov	58.71	—
Clock	Akash Rupela	11.17	11.95
Megaminx	Akash Rupela	1:02.60	1:03.76
Pyraminx	Mihir Narayan	2.89	4.83
Skewb	France Bautista	3.70	5.79
Square-1	Akash Rupela	14.06	16.81
3×3 Multi-Blind	Francisco Hamlin	2 of 2 cubes · 11:27	—

The PB harvest

123 set · 73 still standing

Sergey Ryabko — 3×3 single 5.72: into the top 0.34% of the event's history.
Bandar Al Aish — Pyraminx single 3.09: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Hussein Saleh — 3×3 single 10.50: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
Yanis Aamir — 2×2 single 2.57: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Ratheesh Gnanadoss Maniraj — Pyraminx single 4.58: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
Kyle Andrei Pasion Sioco — 2×2 single 2.84: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
Dhruv Malpani — 3×3 single 11.80: into the top 13.2% of the event's history.
Koutaro Maeda (前田宏太朗) — Pyraminx single 5.26: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

81 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

12 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

145 competitors · 616 results · 12 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. Mihir Narayan won it with a 8.09 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

145 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.