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ACA 11th Anniversary Baku 2026

Baku · 25 April 2026 · 11 events · 31 competitors · 49 personal bests

Alim Jahangırov won eight of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Royal Shabanov by 0.18 seconds. 31 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 33 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ömər Mustafazadə set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 2:54.86.

Eight wins
Alim Jahangırov — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.18s
closest final — Skewb, Royal Shabanov over Ali Aliyev
49
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alim Jahangırov8.058.75
2×2Alim Jahangırov2.503.23
4×4Alim Jahangırov28.6931.65
5×5Alim Jahangırov1:01.381:06.33
6×6Alim Jahangırov2:18.582:23.05
7×7Alim Jahangırov6:20.37
3×3 blindfoldedÖmər Mustafazadə2:54.86
3×3 Fewest MovesRoyal Shabanov43 moves
3×3 one-handedAlim Jahangırov14.1315.67
PyraminxAlim Jahangırov3.094.29
SkewbRoyal Shabanov5.937.92

The PB harvest

49 set · 33 still standing
  • Tunar Gadimli — 2×2 single 1.25: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Huseyn Eyvazli — 2×2 single 1.69: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Fazil Quliyev — 2×2 single 1.75: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Əli Nəsirli — 2×2 single 1.83: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Tunar Gadimli — Pyraminx single 3.42: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Cavad Cabbarlı — 2×2 single 2.82: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
  • Camal Dədəverdiyev — Pyraminx single 5.26: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Cavad Cabbarlı — Pyraminx single 5.77: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

31 competitors · 261 results · 11 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. Alim Jahangırov won it with a 8.75 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

31 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.