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Masiv Cubing 2026

Yerevan · 28 March 2026 · 5 events · 23 competitors · 18 personal bests

Mikhail Nikitin won four of the five events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Mikhail Nikitin by 0.01 seconds. 23 competitors produced 18 personal bests, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Grigor Shahverdyan set the 3×3 single national record: 7.18.

Four wins
Mikhail Nikitin — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Pyraminx
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Mikhail Nikitin over Grigor Shahverdyan
18
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Grigor Shahverdyan7.188.57
2×2Mikhail Nikitin1.632.21
4×4Mikhail Nikitin33.4637.75
3×3 one-handedMikhail Nikitin15.4118.09
PyraminxMikhail Nikitin3.704.35

The PB harvest

18 set · 18 still standing
  • Grigor Shahverdyan — 3×3 single 7.18: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • David Barseghyan — 3×3 single 9.01: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Gevorg Melkumyan — 2×2 single 2.35: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Gevorg Melkumyan — 3×3 single 11.44: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • Eduard Hakobyan — 4×4 single 39.83: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
  • David Barseghyan — 2×2 single 2.89: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Boris Meliksetian — 3×3 single 12.03: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • Eduard Hakobyan — 3×3 one-handed single 17.84: into the top 14.7% 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

23 competitors · 122 results · 5 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. Grigor Shahverdyan won it with a 8.57 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

23 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.