Langenstein City Blind Open 2026


Date
Apr 18 - 19, 2026
City
Langenstein, Austria
Venue

Langenstein Stockhalle

Address
Georgestraße 22c, 4222 Gusen, Austria
Details

Follow the signs to the venue

Contact

speedcubing.vienna@gmail.com

Organizers
Martin Fröhlich, Philipp Leimer, Simon Praschl, and Thomas Strasser
WCA Delegates
Fabian Staber, Jan Křížka, and Pranjal Khan
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

English version is below
Deutsch:
Wir freuen uns sehr euch Langenstein City Blind Open 2026 als ein offizielles WCA Turnier ankündigen zu können.

Die Speedcubing Competition wird organisiert von Simon Praschl, Martin Fröhlich, Philipp Leimer und Thomas Strasser und delegiert von Pranjal Khan, Fabian Staber und Jan Křížka. Diesmal findet die Competition in der Eisstockhalle in Langenstein statt. Die Resultate dieser Competition werden zu den offiziellen WCA World Rankings hinzugefügt.

Jeder ist bei diesem Turnier gerne willkommen, unabhängig von der Erfahrung, Alter oder sonstigen Fähigkeiten. Manche Events haben ein spezifisches Zeitlimit, damit wir sicherstellen können den ganzen Tag über im Zeitplan zu bleiben. Es dürfen Puzzles jeder Marke verwendet werden solange sie den WCA Richtlinien entsprechen. Es sind alle Herzlich willkommen!

Jeder Teilnehmer darf einen Gast mitbringen.

Wir freuen uns besonders auf neue Speedcuber aus Österreich!

English:
We are happy to announce the Langenstein City Blind Open 2026 as an official WCA Competition.

The speedcubing competition is organised by Simon Praschl, Martin Fröhlich, Philipp Leimer and Thomas Strasser and delegated by Pranjal Khan, Fabian Staber and Jan Křížka. Results of the competition will be added to the official WCA World Rankings.

The competition is open to all competitors regardless of experience and skill, but certain event-based time limits will be in place to make sure we can stay on schedule and get through the day on time. No prior experience in WCA competitions is necessary, but competitors must be familiar with the WCA Regulations. Any puzzle brand may be used during the competition, as long as it complies with the WCA regulations.

Every Competitor can bring one guest.

Events
Main event
Competitors
75
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 90 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is €10 (Euro).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.

English version is below

Deutsch:

Eintrittspreise:
2 Tage: 15€
1 Tag: 10€
Das Eintrittsgeld ist nach der Ankunft am „Registration Desk“ vor Antritt des ersten Events im Turnier zu bezahlen.

Achtung, eure WCA Registrierung ist erst vollständig sobald euer Name auf der Liste unter "Teilnehmer" erscheint. Ohne dies könnt ihr leider nicht bei diesem Turnier teilnehmen.
Sollte das Turnier bereits voll sein, erhaltet Ihr eine Benachrichtigung via E-Mail, dass Ihr vorerst auf der Warteliste seid. Sollte es zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt wieder verfügbare Plätze zum Teilnehmen geben, meldet sich das Organisationsteam mit einer E-Mail bei euch.

Gäste müssen keinen Eintritt bezahlen.

Bitte nicht vergessen, dass Ihr eure E-Mail Postfächer auf E-Mails von Organisationsteam überprüft, da wir noch die letzten wichtigen Infos ca. 1 Woche vor dem Turnier ausschicken.
Sollte es euch nicht möglich sein zu kommen, dann bitte so früh wie möglich uns via E-Mail kontaktieren.


English:

Entree Fee:
2 Days: 15€
1 Day: 10€
The fee has to be paid on the spot, which means directly after your arrival in the venue at the registration desk of the competition.

Your WCA registration for this competition is done as soon as your name appears on the list under the tab "competitors".
If the competitor limit is reached, you will receive an e-mail from the organisation team which will state that you’re currently on the „waiting list“. In case a spots opens up on the competitor list, the organisation team will contact the first people of the waiting list via e-mail.

Guests don't have to pay an entrance fee.

Please don´t forget to check your e-mails 1 week before the competition, we will send you some information about the competition.

If you can't participate for any reason, please let us know as soon as possible.

Highlights
Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

Simon Praschl won with a single solve of 15.67 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Bálint Csengő finished second (18.70) and Martin Fröhlich finished third (24.42).

3x3x3 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Michael Liubarets 5.72 7.16 Ukraine 7.038.496.238.235.72
2 Thomas Strasser 6.75 7.69 Austria 6.757.778.857.667.65
3 Bálint Csengő 7.12 8.48 Hungary 9.267.518.689.497.12

2x2x2 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Simon Praschl 1.57 2.41 Austria 1.572.482.781.963.33
2 Martin Fröhlich 2.22 2.68 Austria 3.832.222.503.302.24
3 Felizian Baumgartner 2.29 2.83 Austria 2.822.292.773.612.90

4x4x4 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Thomas Strasser 25.78 28.13 NR Austria 25.7830.3629.1927.8027.40
2 Bálint Csengő 28.00 29.09 Hungary 28.0028.8628.0835.2330.32
3 Simon Praschl 28.52 31.91 Austria 34.3131.5330.6433.5628.52

5x5x5 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Bálint Csengő 51.24 53.24 Hungary 51.2454.1357.8853.1052.50
2 Serafim Weiß 53.57 59.21 Germany 1:03.5753.5754.851:00.241:02.53
3 Simon Praschl 59.51 1:02.30 Austria 59.511:00.071:11.661:00.561:06.27

3x3x3 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Simon Praschl 15.67 DNF Austria 22.1016.6015.67DNFDNF
2 Bálint Csengő 18.70 DNF Hungary DNF18.70DNF23.60DNF
3 Martin Fröhlich 24.42 DNF Austria DNF24.42DNF43.5127.28

3x3x3 One-Handed

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Bálint Csengő 12.28 13.58 Hungary 14.0213.0413.6914.2012.28
2 Pranjal Khan 12.91 14.21 Austria 13.3313.2418.3016.0612.91
3 Simon Praschl 14.48 15.90 Austria 15.7914.4817.3614.5519.53

Pyraminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Bálint Csengő 2.50 2.96 Hungary 2.572.503.193.129.08
2 Willem Klose 3.56 4.23 Germany 3.603.563.735.425.35
3 Felizian Baumgartner 2.78 4.34 Austria 2.786.023.943.077.92

Skewb

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Bálint Csengő 3.62 4.53 Hungary 7.033.625.953.753.89
2 Felizian Baumgartner 4.15 5.04 Austria 7.485.274.154.735.13
3 Marcel Niedl 4.82 5.71 Austria 8.755.624.825.645.87

Square-1

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Marcel Niedl 10.28 12.10 Austria 10.2810.5014.2115.0611.58
2 Bálint Csengő 10.82 12.75 Hungary 10.8210.9113.5613.7716.00
3 Anton Monkowius 15.82 18.36 Germany 15.8217.7420.0217.3122.22

4x4x4 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Simon Praschl 1:13.13 DNF Austria 1:18.881:13.13DNF
2 Bálint Csengő 1:30.20 NR 3:17.96 Hungary 3:11.221:30.205:12.47

5x5x5 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Simon Praschl 4:03.91 4:08.76 NR Austria 4:09.414:03.914:12.96
2 Bálint Csengő 7:23.62 DNF Hungary 7:23.62DNFDNF

3x3x3 Multi-Blind

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Simon Praschl 50/58 59:48 Austria 50/58 59:48
2 Bálint Csengő 30/30 55:16 NR Hungary 30/30 55:16
3 Thomas Strasser 19/21 58:21 Austria 19/21 58:21
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