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Sofia Open 2026

Sofia · 3 January 2026 · 10 events · 79 competitors · 80 personal bests

Gergely Novotni won five of the ten events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Bence Kiácz by 0.06 seconds. 79 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 53 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev set the 7×7 single national record: 2:51.95.

Five wins
Gergely Novotni — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Megaminx
0.06s
closest final — Skewb, Bence Kiácz over Dominik Szajek
80
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alexander Tenev7.668.20
2×2Szabolcs Szántai1.452.87
4×4Gergely Novotni28.2729.18
5×5Gergely Novotni49.9655.00
6×6Gergely Novotni1:38.651:41.20
7×7Gergely Novotni2:23.662:32.75
3×3 one-handedAlexander Tenev9.9912.39
MegaminxGergely Novotni31.4534.99
PyraminxAleksandar Dimitrov2.243.15
SkewbBence Kiácz2.362.99

The PB harvest

80 set · 53 still standing
  • Ilian Bashev — 2×2 single 1.27: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
  • Ognian Baruh — 4×4 single 29.34: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Kristo Sotirov — Pyraminx single 3.64: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Emil Petrov — 3×3 single 10.23: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Yavor Gruev — 3×3 single 10.30: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Aleksandar Dimitrov — 3×3 one-handed single 16.54: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
  • Vladimir Georgiev — Pyraminx single 4.87: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Vladimir Georgiev — 3×3 single 11.84: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

79 competitors · 523 results · 10 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 8.20 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

79 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.