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Ekvator Rivne Open 2026

Rivne (Рівне) · 23 May 2026 · 6 events · 37 competitors · 38 personal bests

Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) won five of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Ostap Bukatiuk (Остап Букатюк) by 0.05 seconds. 37 competitors produced 38 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ivan Gavryliuk (Іван Гаврилюк) took a 3×3 single of 37.41 down to 16.89, 55 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb
0.05s
closest final — Pyraminx, Ostap Bukatiuk (Остап Букатюк) over Lev Golub (Лев Голуб)
38
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

The PB harvest

38 set · 22 still standing

First-timers

16 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

37 competitors · 255 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. Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) won it with a 7.52 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

37 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.