Competitions · Georgia

Batumi May Open 2026

Batumi · 24 May 2026 · 12 events · 9 competitors · 15 personal bests

Damir Zhanataev won seven of the twelve events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Damir Zhanataev by 0.75 seconds. 9 competitors produced 15 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Vako Marchilashvili (ვაკო მარჩილაშვილი) set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 1:08.42.

Seven wins

Damir Zhanataev — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1

0.75s

closest final — 3×3, Damir Zhanataev over Vako Marchilashvili (ვაკო მარჩილაშვილი)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Damir Zhanataev	6.90	7.85
2×2	Vako Marchilashvili (ვაკო მარჩილაშვილი)	1.72	2.09
4×4	Damir Zhanataev	29.55	32.33
5×5	Damir Zhanataev	55.88	1:02.35
6×6	Dachi Tevdorashvili	2:02.38	2:07.34
7×7	Damir Zhanataev	3:15.96	3:31.17
3×3 blindfolded	Damir Zhanataev	53.94	—
3×3 one-handed	Damir Zhanataev	12.81	13.27
Megaminx	Dachi Tevdorashvili	43.23	46.85
Pyraminx	Andro Gvaramadze	2.93	3.88
Skewb	Andro Gvaramadze	3.38	4.58
Square-1	Damir Zhanataev	25.49	32.78

The PB harvest

15 set · 13 still standing

Dachi Tevdorashvili — 3×3 single 8.21: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Andro Gvaramadze — 5×5 single 58.89: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
Dachi Tevdorashvili — 4×4 single 33.30: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Dachi Tevdorashvili — 5×5 single 1:00.55: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
Mariam Kashia — 3×3 single 10.75: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Dachi Tevdorashvili — 6×6 single 2:02.38: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
Mariam Kashia — 4×4 single 40.71: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
Mariam Kashia — 2×2 single 2.95: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

9 competitors · 58 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. Damir Zhanataev won it with a 7.85 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

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.