Langenstein Summer 2026

Date: Aug 22 - 23, 2026
City: Langenstein, Austria
Venue: Langenstein Stockhalle
Address: Georgestraße 22c, 4222 Gusen, Austria
Details: Follow the signs to the venue
Contact: Speedcubing Austria
Organizers: Martin Fröhlich, Philipp Leimer, Simon Praschl, Speedcubing Austria, and Thomas Strasser
WCA Delegates: Fabian Staber, Jan Křížka, Jeremia E. Neuhold, and Pranjal Khan

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Information

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

Die Speedcubing Competition wird organisiert von Simon Praschl, Martin Fröhlich, Philipp Leimer, Thomas Strasser und Speedcubing Austria - sowie 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 Summer 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: 55

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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There is a competitor limit of 90 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is €15 (Euro).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
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:
1 Tag oder 2 Tage: 15€
Das Eintrittsgeld ist nach der Registration online über Stripe 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:
1 Day or 2 Days: 15€
The fee has to be paid online over Stripe after the registration.

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.

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Michael Liubarets won with an average of 7.63 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Thomas Strasser finished second (7.94) and Gergely Novotni finished third (8.46).

3x3x3 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Michael Liubarets	6.48	7.63	Ukraine	8.43	6.48	12.11	6.82	7.65
2	Thomas Strasser	7.16	7.94	Austria	7.16	8.16	10.02	8.02	7.65
3	Gergely Novotni	7.50	8.46	Hungary	8.81	7.50	9.61	8.56	8.00

2x2x2 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Thomas Heiden	1.75	1.89	Austria	1.99	1.75	1.76	1.92	2.36
2	Dmytro Vareniuk	1.81	2.22	Ukraine	3.28	2.00	2.37	2.30	1.81
3	Gergely Novotni	1.73	2.23	Hungary	2.38	2.34	1.73	2.12	2.22

4x4x4 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Gergely Novotni	23.68	27.93	Hungary	29.63	30.59	23.68	29.16	24.99
2	Thomas Strasser	27.86	29.82	Austria	27.86	30.67	30.68	32.68	28.10
3	Gábor Slezák	28.68	30.23	Hungary	30.28	28.68	30.36	34.34	30.04

5x5x5 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Gergely Novotni	45.03	51.09	Hungary	45.03	50.37	DNF	53.81	49.08
2	Arsenij Kuprin	55.69	56.55	Czech Republic	56.78	57.13	55.69	1:05.09	55.74
3	Gábor Slezák	56.26	58.42	Hungary	1:11.27	56.26	59.65	56.42	59.18

6x6x6 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Gergely Novotni	1:35.27	1:37.79	Hungary	1:40.12	1:35.27	1:37.97
2	Arsenij Kuprin	1:45.59	1:48.57	Czech Republic	1:45.59	1:52.58	1:47.55
3	Simon Praschl	1:52.15	1:54.02	Austria	1:52.15	1:53.45	1:56.45

7x7x7 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Gergely Novotni	2:19.26	2:24.99	Hungary	2:22.96	2:19.26	2:32.76
2	Arsenij Kuprin	2:30.04	2:46.90	Czech Republic	3:07.95	2:42.72	2:30.04
3	Ákos Dél	2:55.28	2:59.83	Hungary	3:01.65	3:02.55	2:55.28

3x3x3 Blindfolded

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Simon Praschl	14.01	18.56	Austria	DNF	20.89	16.96	14.01	17.83
2	Noah Kraft	18.73	22.89	Germany	20.96	27.28	20.42	DNF	18.73
3	Martin Fröhlich	26.27	DNF	Austria	26.27	DNF	DNF	30.81	DNF

3x3x3 One-Handed

#	Name	Best	Average		Representing	Solves
1	Quirin Mágori	11.68	11.94		Germany	11.87	11.68	12.07	15.56	11.88
2	Pranjal Khan	11.60	12.48	NR	Austria	11.80	12.00	13.64	11.60	14.23
3	Jakob Fiechter	10.46	13.71		Austria	10.46	16.06	13.66	13.47	14.01

Clock

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Thomas Heiden	4.95	5.56	Austria	4.95	5.25	5.69	5.75	6.54
2	Jan Křížka	5.44	7.11	Czech Republic	6.82	6.98	7.53	7.95	5.44
3	Jakob Fiechter	7.61	8.33	Austria	7.61	DNF	9.17	8.11	7.70

Megaminx

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Gergely Novotni	36.10	38.09	Hungary	36.10	40.24	37.76	36.26	41.95
2	Ákos Dél	49.80	53.01	Hungary	52.58	1:06.84	49.80	56.51	49.95
3	Thomas Heiden	53.18	55.20	Austria	56.80	55.46	53.18	53.35	58.97

4x4x4 Blindfolded

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Simon Praschl	1:06.65	DNF	Austria	1:06.65	DNF	DNF
2	Noah Kraft	2:14.31	2:45.91	Germany	3:47.91	2:14.31	2:15.52
3	Martin Fröhlich	2:53.16	3:12.65	Austria	2:53.16	3:41.76	3:03.03

5x5x5 Blindfolded

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Noah Kraft	5:39.74	DNF	Germany	DNF	5:39.74	DNF
2	Martin Fröhlich	9:00.17	DNF	Austria	DNF	DNF	9:00.17
3	Thomas Heiden	21:56.00	DNF	Austria	21:56.00	DNF	DNF

3x3x3 Multi-Blind

#	Name	Best	Representing	Solves
1	Thomas Strasser	23/25 58:48	Austria	23/25 58:48
2	Simon Praschl	39/67 1:00:00	Austria	39/67 1:00:00
3	Philipp Leimer	7/7 33:03	Austria	7/7 33:03