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Twist 'N Turn Kyiv 2026

Kyiv · 14 June 2026 · 6 events · 45 competitors · 44 personal bests

Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) by 0.12 seconds. 45 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ivan Shyrokov (Іван Широков) took a 2×2 single of 14.11 down to 5.73, 59 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) — 3×3, 2×2, Skewb, Square-1
0.12s
closest final — 2×2, Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) over Ostap Bukatiuk (Остап Букатюк)
44
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

The PB harvest

44 set · 34 still standing

First-timers

Five 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

45 competitors · 287 results · 6 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. Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) won it with a 7.47 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

45 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.