Competitions · Kenya
The Nairobi Open 2023
Nairobi · 16 December 2023 · 9 events · 44 competitors · 47 personal bests
Johan Alex Tabeko Ngankam won three of the nine events (6×6, 7×7, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Mugambi Simon by 0.20 seconds. 44 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Mugambi Simon | 10.72 | 13.03 |
| 2×2 | Nygel Emmanuel Msagha | 3.04 | 6.09 |
| 4×4 | Meshack Musundi | 48.60 | 55.15 |
| 5×5 | Meshack Musundi | 2:05.91 | 2:18.48 |
| 6×6 | Johan Alex Tabeko Ngankam | 4:26.58 | 4:39.05 |
| 7×7 | Johan Alex Tabeko Ngankam | 6:53.37 | 6:57.73 |
| Clock | Reyansh Agarwal | 14.25 | 24.34 |
| Megaminx | Johan Alex Tabeko Ngankam | 2:40.27 | 2:58.18 |
| Pyraminx | Mugambi Simon | 8.30 | 10.31 |
The PB harvest
47 set · 21 still standing- Mugambi Simon — 3×3 single 10.72: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
- Solomon Chege — 3×3 single 11.85: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
- Nygel Emmanuel Msagha — 2×2 single 3.04: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
- Meshack Musundi — 3×3 single 12.73: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
- Aryan S. Khalsa — 3×3 single 15.41: into the top 25.8% of the event's history.
- Rayan Parmar — Pyraminx single 6.86: into the top 26.7% of the event's history.
- Naella Zawadi — 2×2 single 4.17: into the top 28.7% of the event's history.
- Reyansh Agarwal — 3×3 single 18.74: into the top 36.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
19 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
13 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
44 competitors · 202 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. Mugambi Simon won it with a 13.03 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B L' D2 R' F2 R F2 R D2 U' B U2 L2 R D' L B2 L' F2 - 2
U2 F R B R' F2 R' D' F B2 R2 U' L2 U2 F2 U' B2 D' F - 3
B2 L B' U2 F2 R2 D2 B2 U2 F2 R' D R B L2 B L2 U L - 4
L' F' L' D' B2 U B R F D L2 U D2 B2 U2 R B - 5
R D' R B2 R2 U' R2 D B2 R2 U2 B2 U2 F' R B' D U' B' F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
44 competitors- Adnan Poonawala
- Adyant Agarwal
- Anraj Singh Flora
- Arjun Chudasama
- Aryan Pattni
- Aryan S. Khalsa
- Blessing Rich
- Bradleigh Wairagu Kinuthia
- Denis Ndemwa
- Derick Bundi
- Divisha Parmar
- Eman Kabiru
- Ethan Kaigua Jabali
- Ezra Friedman
- Jason Bitega
- Jayden Julian Mael D'souza
- Johan Alex Tabeko Ngankam
- Keita Kibaara
- Kelvin Githiari Waturi
- Kimani Munyua
- Lakshi Mehta
- Lenny Kamau Githua
- Leon Michuki
- Mark Otieno Achar
- Meshack Musundi
- Michael Baraka
- Miles Handler
- Mucoki Waweru
- Mugambi Simon
- Naella Zawadi
- Nygel Emmanuel Msagha
- Paul Daniel Gitomba
- Rayan Parmar
- Reyansh Agarwal
- Ryan Rureri
- Sammy Gichamba Njathi
- Sammy Kelvin Mugo
- Sarav Bahra
- Serah Wambui
- Solomon Chege
- Teddy Mbingo
- Theodore Wright
- Timothy-David Kim Ngure
- Vardaan Datta
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.