Competitions · Bulgaria

Blagoevgrad Open 2026

Blagoevgrad · 25 April 2026 · 10 events · 75 competitors · 91 personal bests

Alexander Tenev won three of the ten events (5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Ognian Baruh by 0.12 seconds. 75 competitors produced 91 personal bests, 66 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Aleksandar Dimitrov set the Pyraminx single national record: 1.64.

Three wins

Alexander Tenev — 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.12s

closest final — 4×4, Ognian Baruh over Alexander Tenev

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Ilian Bashev	7.21	8.47
2×2	Yoan Stefanov	1.80	2.05
4×4	Ognian Baruh	32.61	35.05
5×5	Alexander Tenev	58.71	59.91
3×3 blindfolded	Thodoris Iatrou	38.19	—
3×3 one-handed	Alexander Tenev	10.34	12.97
Clock	Dimitris Papazoglou	5.25	5.39
Megaminx	Alexander Tenev	50.23	53.44
Pyraminx	Aleksandar Dimitrov	2.07	2.28
Skewb	Nikolas Baxevanis	2.66	3.74

The PB harvest

91 set · 66 still standing

Aleksandar Dimitrov — Pyraminx single 1.64: into the top 0.6% of the event's history.
Yoan Stefanov — 3×3 single 7.75: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Dimitris Papazoglou — Pyraminx single 2.73: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Ivaylo Rangelov Kirilov — Pyraminx single 2.75: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Gabriel Arangelov — Pyraminx single 2.90: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Ivaylo Rangelov Kirilov — Skewb single 2.62: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Yoan Stefanov — Pyraminx single 2.96: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
David Arnaudov — Pyraminx single 3.00: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

28 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

75 competitors · 474 results · 10 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. Ilian Bashev won it with a 8.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

75 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.