Competitions · Kazakhstan
PBQ in Almaty 2026
Almaty · 17 January 2026 · 5 events · 12 competitors · 11 personal bests
Andrey Koposov (Андрей Копосов) won two of the five events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded). 12 competitors produced 11 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | Andrey Koposov (Андрей Копосов) | 23.44 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Ge Shi (石歌) | 22 moves | 27.33 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Andrey Koposov (Андрей Копосов) | 2:33.18 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Andrei Ilin (Андрей Ильин) | 10:05.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Andrei Ilin (Андрей Ильин) | 17 of 19 cubes · 54:37 | — |
The PB harvest
11 set · 6 still standing- Andrey Koposov (Андрей Копосов) — 3×3 blindfolded single 20.61: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
- Ge Shi (石歌) — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 22 moves: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Andrei Ilin (Андрей Ильин) — 3×3 blindfolded single 34.67: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Yeskendir Kenzhebolat — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 35 moves: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.
- Alan Suslov — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 37 moves: into the top 37.3% of the event's history.
- Yeskendir Kenzhebolat — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 3 of 4 cubes · 24:03: into the top 75.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
12 competitors · 53 results · 5 events.
Everyone who competed
12 competitorsReading 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.