Competitions · Kazakhstan
Cubing Skills in Almaty 2026
Almaty · 26 September 2026 · 10 events · 32 competitors · 30 personal bests
Artem Kulikov (Артём Куликов) won three of the ten events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Damir Zhanataev by 0.02 seconds. 32 competitors produced 30 personal bests, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Nikita Prokhorov took a 2×2 single of 7.19 down to 4.97, 31 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Damir Zhanataev | 8.03 | 8.45 |
| 2×2 | Artem Kulikov (Артём Куликов) | 1.95 | 2.34 |
| 4×4 | Asset Agabekov | 29.75 | 31.40 |
| 5×5 | Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев) | 53.75 | 55.94 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Damir Zhanataev | 58.19 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Artem Kulikov (Артём Куликов) | 10.98 | 12.55 |
| Clock | Adelina Adibaeva (Аделина Адибаева) | 3.70 | 5.43 |
| Megaminx | Asset Agabekov | 43.34 | 47.21 |
| Pyraminx | Linus Buck | 3.10 | 4.02 |
| Skewb | Artem Kulikov (Артём Куликов) | 3.84 | 4.55 |
The PB harvest
30 set · 30 still standing- Adelina Adibaeva (Аделина Адибаева) — Clock single 2.89: into the top 0.62% of the event's history.
- Wenxi Shen (沈闻希) — 3×3 single 6.32: into the top 0.71% of the event's history.
- Artem Kulikov (Артём Куликов) — 3×3 single 7.23: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Roman Nossenko — Megaminx single 44.67: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Adelina Adibaeva (Аделина Адибаева) — Megaminx single 44.90: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Yerkin Assylbek — Megaminx single 47.43: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Yerkin Assylbek — 3×3 one-handed single 13.25: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
- Yeskendir Kenzhebolat — 5×5 single 1:00.19: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
32 competitors · 263 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. Damir Zhanataev won it with a 8.45 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R' F R2 L B' U F B' D L2 U2 B L2 F2 D2 F' R F - 2
F R' U B R2 B U2 F B D F B2 U2 R2 U2 R' B2 L B2 - 3
L' R2 D2 R F2 R' B2 F D2 B2 R2 D' R' F R' B L2 D' - 4
D2 F2 L2 D2 F L2 B' R2 F' R F' L B' L2 D U B F - 5
L' D' B R2 L D' F R2 D' R2 B2 L' F2 L' B2 R D2 R2 L' U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
32 competitors- Abdurakhman Aktay
- Adelina Adibaeva (Аделина Адибаева)
- Adilzhan Bakytzhanuly
- Alan Suslov
- Aldiyar Akishev
- Alzhan Yermekov
- Amina Magametova
- Artem Klyain (Артем Кляин)
- Artem Kulikov (Артём Куликов)
- Asset Agabekov
- Azamat Seitbekov (Азамат Сейтбеков)
- Damir Zhanataev
- Darkhan Turganbai
- Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев)
- Esen Shaimardan
- Ilia Eltsin
- Ismail Pervaiz
- Linus Buck
- Mark Kim
- Meirali Ospanov
- Nikita Prokhorov
- Oleg Tyugay (Олег Тюгай)
- Omar Armanuly
- Roman Nossenko
- Sanzhar Akbergenov
- Shyngys Nurakishev
- Stepan Matveev
- Wenxi Shen (沈闻希)
- Yelnar Kali
- Yerkin Assylbek
- Yeskendir Kenzhebolat
- Zhanseit Ayazhan
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.