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Victoria Gardens Kyiv 2026

Kyiv · 27 June 2026 · 8 events · 48 competitors · 60 personal bests

Ostap Bukatiuk (Остап Букатюк) won three of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ostap Bukatiuk (Остап Букатюк) by 0.06 seconds. 48 competitors produced 60 personal bests, 50 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Iliya Dorozhkin (Ілля Дорожкін) took a 3×3 one-handed single of 2:15.17 down to 45.90, 66 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Ostap Bukatiuk (Остап Букатюк) — 3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx
0.06s
closest final — 2×2, Ostap Bukatiuk (Остап Букатюк) over Lev Golub (Лев Голуб)
60
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

The PB harvest

60 set · 50 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

48 competitors · 364 results · 8 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. Ostap Bukatiuk (Остап Букатюк) won it with a 7.06 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

48 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.