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Kielce Open 2026

Kielce · 14 February 2026 · 10 events · 65 competitors · 70 personal bests

Olaf Kuźmiński won two of the ten events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Henryk Gabor by 0.02 seconds. 65 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tomasz Małek took a Skewb single of 12.60 down to 6.83, 46 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Olaf Kuźmiński — 3×3, 4×4
0.02s
closest final — Pyraminx, Henryk Gabor over Adam Romanowski
70
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Olaf Kuźmiński5.856.96
2×2Igor Gładysz1.141.63
4×4Olaf Kuźmiński23.4926.14
5×5Karol Zakrzewski52.8757.44
3×3 blindfoldedIgor Szyszkowski23.97—
3×3 one-handedIgor Gładysz7.998.57
ClockPiotr Olszewski3.373.69
MegaminxJan Zych33.2734.52
PyraminxHenryk Gabor1.421.89
SkewbSzymon Brągiel1.442.67

The PB harvest

70 set · 41 still standing
  • Eryk Kasperek — 3×3 single 5.62: into the top 0.3% of the event's history.
  • Jakub Bartos — 2×2 single 1.11: into the top 0.79% of the event's history.
  • Mateusz Otto — Pyraminx single 2.08: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Kinga Bednarska — 5×5 single 48.74: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Piotr Olszewski — 3×3 one-handed single 10.60: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Szymon Moroń — 2×2 single 1.54: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Szymon Brągiel — 4×4 single 29.39: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Adam Śmigaj — 3×3 single 8.06: into the top 2.9% 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

65 competitors · 629 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. Olaf Kuźmiński won it with a 6.96 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

65 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.