Competitions · Georgia
Georgia April Open 2026
Tbilisi · 18 April 2026 · 11 events · 21 competitors · 21 personal bests
Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) won five of the eleven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) by 0.27 seconds. 21 competitors produced 21 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Tinatin Tsimakuridze took a 2×2 single of 5.13 down to 3.01, 41 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) | 6.59 | 7.63 |
| 2×2 | Vako Marchilashvili (ვაკო მარჩილაშვილი) | 1.84 | 2.29 |
| 4×4 | Mikhail Nikitin | 30.85 | 33.96 |
| 5×5 | Mikhail Nikitin | 57.82 | 1:03.67 |
| 6×6 | Mikhail Nikitin | 1:53.63 | 1:59.95 |
| 7×7 | Mikhail Nikitin | 2:54.11 | 3:01.11 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) | 13.06 | 14.91 |
| Megaminx | Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) | 56.72 | 59.68 |
| Pyraminx | Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) | 1.97 | 3.63 |
| Skewb | Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) | 3.93 | 4.29 |
| Square-1 | Giorgi Gegeshidze (გიორგი გეგეშიძე) | 12.87 | 14.27 |
The PB harvest
21 set · 17 still standing- Mikhail Nikitin — 5×5 single 57.82: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
- Lasha Getiashvili — 3×3 single 9.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Mikhail Nikitin — 3×3 one-handed single 13.44: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
- Mikhail Nikitin — 7×7 single 2:54.11: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
- Mikhail Nikitin — Square-1 single 11.57: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
- Tinatin Tsimakuridze — 2×2 single 3.01: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
- Mikheil Kapanadze — 3×3 single 12.74: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
- Andria Gogiashvili — 3×3 single 13.16: into the top 18.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two 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
21 competitors · 135 results · 11 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. Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) won it with a 7.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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R' D' F R2 U2 D F' U' L' B D2 B2 D2 L B2 R' U2 D2 R2 - 2
B' L F R' L2 B R2 F D2 R2 B U2 B' L D2 B D U' F L' - 3
U L' U2 B D2 F' U D' F2 U2 R2 F2 B2 U2 L2 B D2 - 4
R2 D2 L' U2 R2 F' U2 B F U2 D' F L' U L F R - 5
D B R F' D U2 B2 U2 R2 U' F2 U' F' U2 R D' U2 R B
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
21 competitors- Alexey Nikitin
- Ana Marchilashvili (ანა მარჩილაშვილი)
- Andria Gogiashvili
- Andro Gvaramadze
- Chiara Marcucci
- Giorgi Gegeshidze (გიორგი გეგეშიძე)
- Giorgi Leshkasheli
- Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი)
- Lasha Getiashvili
- Mikhail Nikitin
- Mikheil Kapanadze
- Mikheil Shubitidze (მიხეილ შუბითიძე)
- Ming Zheng (郑鸣)
- Nicholas Limaye
- Nikoloz Grdzelishvili
- Nikoloz Korganashvili (ნიკოლოზ ყორღანაშვილი)
- Omar Shubitidze
- Oscar Luigi M. Gravador
- Tinatin Tsimakuridze
- Vako Marchilashvili (ვაკო მარჩილაშვილი)
- Vincenzo Maria Gammino
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.