Competitions · Georgia
Georgia May Open 2026
Tbilisi · 2 May 2026 · 12 events · 28 competitors · 19 personal bests
Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) won four of the twelve events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Andro Gvaramadze by 0.17 seconds. 28 competitors produced 19 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
A national record
Vako Marchilashvili (ვაკო მარჩილაშვილი) set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 1:19.98.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) | 6.92 | 7.73 |
| 2×2 | Vako Marchilashvili (ვაკო მარჩილაშვილი) | 1.21 | 1.53 |
| 4×4 | Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) | 32.65 | 37.46 |
| 5×5 | Mikhail Nikitin | 1:03.72 | 1:06.48 |
| 6×6 | Mikhail Nikitin | 1:47.53 | 2:07.21 |
| 7×7 | Mikhail Nikitin | 2:56.57 | 3:08.19 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Vako Marchilashvili (ვაკო მარჩილაშვილი) | 1:19.98 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) | 12.80 | 14.19 |
| Megaminx | Dachi Tevdorashvili | 44.63 | 47.95 |
| Pyraminx | Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) | 2.64 | 2.87 |
| Skewb | Andro Gvaramadze | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| Square-1 | Nikoloz Korganashvili (ნიკოლოზ ყორღანაშვილი) | 13.33 | 15.06 |
The PB harvest
19 set · 13 still standing- Ilya Anishchanka — 4×4 single 30.63: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Mikhail Nikitin — 6×6 single 1:47.53: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
- Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი) — 5×5 single 1:07.41: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
- Nikoloz Korganashvili (ნიკოლოზ ყორღანაშვილი) — 3×3 one-handed single 15.91: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Giorgi Leshkasheli — 2×2 single 2.75: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
- Ilya Anishchanka — Square-1 single 15.85: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
- Andrey Yakubovski — 3×3 single 14.08: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
- Irakli Elizbarashvili (ირაკლი ელიზბარაშვილი) — 3×3 single 14.73: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
2 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
28 competitors · 137 results · 12 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 7.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L' B2 L U2 L U' L' B2 D2 R' F2 L2 D2 R2 U B D2 - 2
B L2 D2 U2 F D2 B' R2 F R2 F' D R' F' L D' L U' L' F2 - 3
U L' D' L' F2 D2 B2 L2 F' R2 D2 R2 D2 R' B L' R2 F' D F' - 4
U' F2 B R' B L U' R B D R2 D2 B' D2 F U2 F L2 U2 F - 5
F' U F' D2 L2 B2 D2 F' U2 L2 F2 L2 R' B' L' B' D B' U' F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
28 competitors- Aiden Sanders
- Aleksandr Podolskiy
- Alexey Nikitin
- Anastasia Gegechkori
- Andrey Yakubovski
- Andria Gogiashvili
- Andro Gvaramadze
- Dachi Mirotadze
- Dachi Tevdorashvili
- Davit Kavtelishvili
- Giorgi Apakidze
- Giorgi Leshkasheli
- Giorgi Miladze
- Giorgi Minasiani (გიორგი მინასიანი)
- Ilya Anishchanka
- Irakli Elizbarashvili (ირაკლი ელიზბარაშვილი)
- Ketevan Feradze (ქეთევან ფერაძე)
- Luka Subari
- Mikhail Nikitin
- Nikoloz Anchabadze
- Nikoloz Grdzelishvili
- Nikoloz Korganashvili (ნიკოლოზ ყორღანაშვილი)
- Nikolozi Kobakhidze (ნიკოლოზი კობახიძე)
- Petre Tenieshvili
- Sameddin Aliyev
- Tinatin Tsimakuridze
- Vako Marchilashvili (ვაკო მარჩილაშვილი)
- Vasilii Denisov
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.