Competitions · Kazakhstan

Rudny Open 2025

Rudny · 14 November 2025 · 17 events · 10 competitors · 46 personal bests

Nikita Popkov won 13 of the 17 events (2×2, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Nikita Popkov by 0.29 seconds. 10 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today.

The moment

A national record

Nikita Popkov set the Square-1 single national record: 6.16.

13 wins

Nikita Popkov — 2×2, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.29s

closest final — Pyraminx, Nikita Popkov over Damir Zhanataev

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Damir Zhanataev	7.52	9.04
2×2	Nikita Popkov	1.65	2.33
4×4	Damir Zhanataev	31.52	33.56
5×5	Nikita Popkov	53.58	1:00.93
6×6	Nikita Popkov	1:46.47	1:52.54
7×7	Nikita Popkov	2:50.96	2:53.23
3×3 blindfolded	Nikita Popkov	19.72	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Nikita Popkov	24 moves	26.00
3×3 one-handed	Damir Zhanataev	11.47	13.81
Clock	Alan Suslov	4.28	6.03
Megaminx	Nikita Popkov	49.64	56.95
Pyraminx	Nikita Popkov	2.80	4.74
Skewb	Nikita Popkov	2.40	4.44
Square-1	Nikita Popkov	6.16	12.89
4×4 blindfolded	Nikita Popkov	5:08.85	—
5×5 blindfolded	Nikita Popkov	15:53.00	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Nikita Popkov	20 of 21 cubes · 56:28	—

The PB harvest

46 set · 32 still standing

Nikita Popkov — 3×3 one-handed single 9.14: into the top 0.57% of the event's history.
Nikita Popkov — Square-1 single 6.16: into the top 0.88% of the event's history.
Nikita Popkov — 4×4 single 26.58: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Nikita Popkov — 3×3 blindfolded single 19.72: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Nikita Popkov — Pyraminx single 2.36: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Nikita Popkov — 3×3 single 7.60: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Nikita Popkov — Skewb single 2.40: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Nikita Popkov — 2×2 single 1.65: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

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Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

10 competitors · 182 results · 17 events.

Everyone who competed

10 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.