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Budapest Open 2026

Budapest · 28 March 2026 · 16 events · 96 competitors · 132 personal bests

Bálint Csengő won four of the 16 events (3×3 one-handed, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Gergő Zalán Molnár by 0.02 seconds. 96 competitors produced 132 personal bests, 95 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Gergely Novotni set the 7×7 single national record: 2:13.69.

Four wins
Bálint Csengő — 3×3 one-handed, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.02s
closest final — 3×3, Gergő Zalán Molnár over Dávid Szabó
132
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Gergő Zalán Molnár5.276.08
2×2András Orbán1.301.61
4×4Gergely Novotni25.3028.54
5×5Rui Yu (余睿)48.6454.63
6×6Rui Yu (余睿)1:23.561:26.27
7×7Rui Yu (余睿)2:07.782:15.17
3×3 blindfoldedThiago Han18.7625.75
3×3 one-handedBálint Csengő12.1112.84
ClockGergő Czuczor3.154.67
MegaminxGergely Novotni34.6338.95
PyraminxBence Pető1.932.61
SkewbBence Kiácz2.873.33
Square-1Szabolcs Szántai8.4710.19
4×4 blindfoldedBálint Csengő1:59.86—
5×5 blindfoldedBálint Csengő4:13.34—
3×3 Multi-BlindBálint Csengő25 of 32 cubes · 1:00:00—

The PB harvest

132 set · 95 still standing
  • Michael Liubarets — 3×3 single 4.87: into the top 0.096% of the event's history.
  • Ádám Szabó — 2×2 single 0.82: into the top 0.25% of the event's history.
  • Gergely Novotni — 3×3 single 5.71: into the top 0.34% of the event's history.
  • Szabolcs Szántai — Skewb single 1.43: into the top 0.34% of the event's history.
  • Gergely Novotni — 2×2 single 0.89: into the top 0.36% of the event's history.
  • Ákos Dél — 2×2 single 0.89: into the top 0.36% of the event's history.
  • Botond Benedek — 2×2 single 0.91: into the top 0.39% of the event's history.
  • Levente Radovics — 2×2 single 0.91: into the top 0.39% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

96 competitors · 826 results · 16 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. Gergő Zalán Molnár won it with a 6.08 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

96 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.