Competitions · Kazakhstan

Taraz Open 2025

Taraz · 20 September 2025 · 11 events · 9 competitors · 12 personal bests

Damir Zhanataev won seven of the eleven events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Damir Zhanataev by 0.56 seconds. 9 competitors produced 12 personal bests, 4 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Abdurakhman Aktay set the Clock average national record: 4.83.

Seven wins

Damir Zhanataev — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded

0.56s

closest final — Pyraminx, Damir Zhanataev over Yeskendir Kenzhebolat

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Abdurakhman Aktay	7.35	7.73
2×2	Abdurakhman Aktay	1.80	3.44
4×4	Damir Zhanataev	32.33	35.44
5×5	Damir Zhanataev	57.03	1:03.92
3×3 blindfolded	Damir Zhanataev	1:26.51	—
3×3 one-handed	Damir Zhanataev	13.18	13.81
Clock	Abdurakhman Aktay	3.98	4.83
Megaminx	Abdurakhman Aktay	54.54	1:06.47
Pyraminx	Damir Zhanataev	3.88	4.51
4×4 blindfolded	Damir Zhanataev	—	—
5×5 blindfolded	Damir Zhanataev	—	—

The PB harvest

12 set · 4 still standing

Abdurakhman Aktay — 3×3 single 6.76: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Abdurakhman Aktay — Clock single 3.98: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
Abdurakhman Aktay — 2×2 single 1.80: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Abdurakhman Aktay — 5×5 single 1:09.40: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

9 competitors · 59 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

9 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.