Competitions · Bulgaria
Smolyan Open 2025
Smolyan · 28 June 2025 · 11 events · 37 competitors · 67 personal bests
Alexander Tenev won six of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Gabriel Arangelov by 0.51 seconds. 37 competitors produced 67 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Alexander Tenev | 7.66 | 8.81 |
| 2×2 | Anqi Yu | 1.89 | 2.32 |
| 4×4 | Alexander Tenev | 31.99 | 40.25 |
| 5×5 | Alexander Tenev | 1:02.38 | 1:07.69 |
| 6×6 | Alexander Tenev | 2:04.98 | 2:13.21 |
| 7×7 | Anqi Yu | 4:17.34 | 4:23.27 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Alexander Tenev | 11.69 | 12.49 |
| Clock | Gabriel Arangelov | 3.87 | 5.37 |
| Megaminx | Alexander Tenev | 50.70 | 55.93 |
| Pyraminx | Aleksandar Dimitrov | 2.14 | 3.27 |
| Skewb | Anqi Yu | 3.11 | 4.93 |
The PB harvest
67 set · 24 still standing- Dimitris Papazoglou — Skewb single 2.00: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Nikola Pavlovski — 3×3 single 8.12: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Dimitris Papazoglou — 3×3 single 8.57: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
- Victor Hadzhibeev — Pyraminx single 3.15: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Nikola Pavlovski — Skewb single 3.00: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
- Ivan Mitev — 3×3 single 9.24: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Gabriel Arangelov — Megaminx single 57.04: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
- Alexander Tenev — Clock single 7.24: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
37 competitors · 286 results · 11 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. Alexander Tenev won it with a 8.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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F2 R' B2 D' R2 U B2 U' F2 R2 U F U B' D' L R D' L2 - 2
B' D2 R' U2 R D2 L' U2 L D' B' D F' U L2 R' B2 L - 3
L' U' F R2 D' U' F2 L2 U2 R2 F2 R2 U B' L' D2 U R2 U B - 4
R2 D2 B' D' L' U' L D R' D' B2 D2 L' U2 R' U2 D2 F2 R - 5
R2 D2 R B R' F2 L' U' D B F2 L2 B2 L2 U2 R U2 D2 F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
37 competitors- Aleksandar Dimitrov
- Alexander Tenev
- Alexander Toshev
- Angel Deyanov Donev
- Anqi Yu
- Bogdan Bogdanov Ivanov
- Bogdan Uzunov
- Borislav Marchovski
- Boyan Chikov
- Boyan Tsvetanov Tsvetkov
- Danail Dimitrov
- Dimitris Papazoglou
- Gabriel Arangelov
- Georgi Dimitrov
- Haris Sali Shaban
- Ioanna Papazoglou
- Ivan Mitev
- Ivana Dimitrova
- Martin Nikolaev Dzhenkov
- Mihail Tenev
- Nhat Dang Pham
- Nikola Pavlovski
- Nikolai Petrov
- Nikolay Todorov
- Nikoleta Chavdarova
- Ömer Kalender
- Radostina Duleva
- Teodora Vasileva Todorova
- Theodora Teneva
- Todor Enikov
- Tsvetozar Rusanov
- Velizara Andonova
- Victor Hadzhibeev
- Viktor Iankov
- Vladimir Georgiev
- Vladislav Yavorov Stoykov
- Yavor Gruev
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.