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Competitions · Kyrgyzstan

Cubing Skills in Bishkek 2026

Bishkek · 13 June 2026 · 6 events · 25 competitors · 25 personal bests

Artem Kulikov (Артём Куликов) won three of the six events (2×2, Clock, Square-1) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Asset Agabekov by 0.46 seconds. 25 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and eight people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Chyngyz Sultanbekov (Чынгыз Султанбеков) set the 3×3 one-handed average national record: 10.05.

Three wins
Artem Kulikov (Артём Куликов) — 2×2, Clock, Square-1
0.46s
closest final — Skewb, Asset Agabekov over Artem Kulikov (Артём Куликов)
25
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

The PB harvest

25 set · 21 still standing

First-timers

Eight 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

25 competitors · 141 results · 6 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. Chyngyz Sultanbekov (Чынгыз Султанбеков) won it with a 7.19 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

25 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.