Competitions · Kuwait
Kuwait Nationals 2026
Kuwait · 9 October 2026 · 17 events · 70 competitors · 116 personal bests
Mikhail Nikitin won nine of the 17 events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Abdulrahman Alali by 0.24 seconds. 70 competitors produced 116 personal bests, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ahmad Alolaimi | 8.40 | 8.84 |
| 2×2 | Mikhail Nikitin | 1.99 | 2.49 |
| 4×4 | Mikhail Nikitin | 30.79 | 36.51 |
| 5×5 | Mikhail Nikitin | 1:07.17 | 1:10.12 |
| 6×6 | Mikhail Nikitin | 1:52.55 | 2:03.95 |
| 7×7 | Mikhail Nikitin | 3:19.90 | 3:37.93 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Song Jenden | 25.77 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Song Jenden | 39 moves | 40.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ahmad Alolaimi | 14.57 | 16.91 |
| Clock | Mikhail Nikitin | 5.12 | 5.93 |
| Megaminx | Mikhail Nikitin | 57.64 | 1:04.14 |
| Pyraminx | Mikhail Nikitin | 3.18 | 3.68 |
| Skewb | Abdulrahman Alali | 3.34 | 4.43 |
| Square-1 | Mikhail Nikitin | 12.43 | 15.33 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Adamo Sabbadin | 4:12.06 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Adamo Sabbadin | 11:26.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Adamo Sabbadin | 12 of 13 cubes · 39:03 | — |
The PB harvest
116 set · 116 still standing- Ghanim Abdulaziz Almutawa — 3×3 single 7.33: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Muhammed Izaan — 3×3 single 8.38: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
- Mikhail Nikitin — Clock single 5.12: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Muhammed Izaan — 2×2 single 2.15: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
- Alkawthar Jaber Akbar — 3×3 single 9.61: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
- Abdulrahman Alali — 3×3 single 10.16: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
- Akashmik Mund — 3×3 single 10.19: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
- Abdulrahman Alali — Pyraminx single 4.65: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
4 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
70 competitors · 445 results · 17 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. Ahmad Alolaimi won it with a 8.84 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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R U L2 F' R2 F' U2 B2 L2 D2 R F' D2 B2 L2 B U2 F - 2
D2 F B' R B D' R2 B' R U F2 L2 U2 L F2 R D2 B - 3
L' F2 R2 U L F U F2 U2 L B2 R2 F2 B2 U2 F2 U' F' R2 - 4
R' D2 B' L2 R2 D2 B' D2 F2 D' R B L2 R' B' R' D' L - 5
U2 F' L' B2 D2 L2 U2 F' R2 F2 U2 F2 D' L F L2 R2 D2
solve 1
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solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
70 competitors- Abdallah Amr Elhennawy
- Abdelhamid Amr Obaid
- Abdelrahman Amr Obaid
- Abdulaziz Mohammad Alhendal
- Abdulaziz Mohammad Hamza
- Abdullateef Almutawa
- Abdulrahman Ahmed Adam
- Abdulrahman Alali
- Abdulredha Yaqoub Alfaili
- Adamo Sabbadin
- Ahmad Alolaimi
- Akashmik Mund
- Alexey Nikitin
- Ali Alattar
- Ali Almoosa
- Ali Hasan Ashknani
- Alkawthar Jaber Akbar
- Alnoor Jaber Akbar
- Ammar Mohammed Almutawaa
- Amnah Buhamad
- Arman Hadžić
- Aysha Jamsheer
- Bayan Alalawi
- Deema Mahmoud Alshammari
- Duaa Yousef Almusailikh
- Farah Omar Alomar
- Fatemah Alkazemi
- Fatemah Mohammed Al Dashti
- Ghanim Abdulaziz Almutawa
- Hamad Alhamad
- Hamed Alhussain
- Hamzah Kathem
- Haneen AL Failakawi
- Hassan Alhunaidi
- Hussain Jaber Ashkanani
- Hussain Merza
- Hussain Osama Alqalaf
- Ibrahim Alkhatib
- Jassim Jarkhi
- Khaled Mohannad Sarram
- Lauren Mohammed Yousri
- Lulwa Meshal AlThuwaini
- Mehfuz Sharif
- Mesk Mahmod
- Mikhail Nikitin
- Mohammad Abdulrahman Almutawa
- Mohammad Alebrahim
- Mohammad Almoumen
- Mohammad Alonaizi
- Mohammad Meshal Almutawa
- Muhammed Izaan
- Munib Torabi
- Nasser Alnasser
- Omar Hani Boqammaz
- Rafik Ahmed Rafik
- Saleh Nawaf Al Ahmad
- Saoud Abdulaziz Almutawa
- Saqer Abdulaziz Alsaqer
- Sayed Ali Almohri
- Shaikha Albarjas
- Song Jenden
- Taiba Abdulrahman Almutawa
- Talal Abdallah Saoud Alsmairi
- Yagoub Yousef Almusailikh
- Yara Allaf
- Yousif Aldallal
- Youssef Ahmed Saad Ahmed Ismail
- Youssef Mohammad Al-Rahawan
- Zade Alzanki
- Zainab Alaradi
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.