PBQ in Almaty 2026


Date
Jan 17 - 18, 2026
City
Almaty , Kazakhstan
Venue

Schoolchildren's House №3

Address
Vakhtangov Lane, 2a
Details

classroom #116 on the 1st floor

Contact

dzhanataev@worldcubeassociation.org

Organizers
Azamat Seitbekov (Азамат Сейтбеков) and Damir Zhanataev
WCA Delegates
Damir Zhanataev and Igor Aipkin
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Information

PBQ Almaty 2026 байқауы ашық жарыс болып табылады, онда тек FMC және көзді байлау жарыстары бар.
Кез келген пәндер санына қатысу үшін базалық жарна – 4000 теңге.
Бұл жарысты QBERS командасы ұйымдастырады.

English

PBQ in Almaty 2026 is an open competition with only FMC and blind events.
3x3 blindfolded is the main event of this competition.
The base registration fee for participation in any number of events is 4000 tenge.
This competitions is organized by the QBERS team.

Events
Main event
Competitors
12
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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If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 15 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is 4,000 ₸ (Kazakhstani Tenge).
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 by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.


Қазақстандық қатысушылар қатысу ақысын Kaspi аударымы арқылы келесі нөмір бойынша төлей алады: +7 771 505 86 72 (Дамир Ж.)
Осыдан кейін чекті келесі WhatsApp нөміріне жіберу керек +7 771 505 86 72
Пәндердің кез-келген санына қатысқан кезде қатысу ақысы 4000 теңгені құрайды.
Шетелдік қатысушылар қатысу ақысын жарыстың өткзіліу орнында төлей алады.

English

Participants from Kazakhstan can pay the registration fee through Kaspi transfer to this number: +7 771 505 86 72 (Damir Z.)
You should then send the receipt to the same WhatsApp number +7 771 505 86 72
The registration fee is 4000 tenge for any number of events.
Foreign participants can pay the registration fee on the spot.

Highlights
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Andrey Koposov (Андрей Копосов) won with a single solve of 23.44 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Andrei Ilin (Андрей Ильин) finished second (34.67) and Zaya Qiaolong (俏龙扎雅) finished third (48.85).

Adelina Adibaeva (Аделина Адибаева) - Kazakhstan WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 10 3:58.19 DNF Kazakhstan DNFDNF4:29.45DNF3:58.19
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 9 51 DNF Kazakhstan 51DNF54
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 8 2/3 19:44 Kazakhstan 2/3 19:44DNFDNF

Alan Suslov - Kazakhstan WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 11 DNF DNF Kazakhstan DNFDNSDNSDNSDNS
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 5 37 DNF Kazakhstan DNF37DNF

Andrei Ilin (Андрей Ильин) - Russia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 2 34.67 DNF Russia DNF34.67DNFDNFDNF
First round 2 35.77 DNF Russia DNF35.77DNFDNFDNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF Russia DNFDNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 1 10:05.00 DNF Russia DNF10:05.00DNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 1 17/19 54:37 Russia 15/17 53:0517/21 58:2517/19 54:37

Andrey Koposov (Андрей Копосов) - Russia WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 1 23.44 DNF Russia DNF32.0632.2723.44DNF
First round 1 20.61 DNF Russia DNF20.6133.34DNF24.87
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 1 2:33.18 DNF Russia DNF2:33.18DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 4 DNF DNF Russia DNFDNFDNF

Asset Agabekov - Kazakhstan WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 8 1:20.05 2:04.28 Kazakhstan DNF1:20.051:39.401:20.283:13.15
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 2 32 32.33 Kazakhstan 323233
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF Kazakhstan DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 9 3/5 28:05 Kazakhstan DNF3/5 28:05DNF

Azamat Seitbekov (Азамат Сейтбеков) - Kazakhstan WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 11 DNF DNF Kazakhstan DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 4 31 DNF Kazakhstan 3134DNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF Kazakhstan DNFDNFDNS

Damir Zhanataev - Kazakhstan WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 7 1:12.98 DNF Kazakhstan DNFDNFDNF1:12.98DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 7 40 DNF Kazakhstan 4048DNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF Kazakhstan DNFDNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 4 DNF DNF Kazakhstan DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 7 4/6 36:45 Kazakhstan DNF4/6 36:45DNF

Diasbek Zhuraev (Диасбек Жураев) - Kazakhstan WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 5 1:04.48 1:14.18 Kazakhstan DNF1:04.481:17.481:14.261:10.80
First round 6 1:04.20 1:12.92 Kazakhstan 1:09.551:06.02DNF1:23.191:04.20
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 8 45 DNF Kazakhstan DNS45DNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 3 7:11.17 DNF Kazakhstan 7:11.17DNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 4 DNF DNF Kazakhstan DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 5 6/8 48:08 Kazakhstan DNS6/8 48:08DNF

Ge Shi (石歌) - China WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 6 1:09.30 DNF China 1:21.19DNF1:30.96DNF1:09.30
First round 5 1:03.56 1:10.67 China 1:13.581:03.56DNF1:09.311:09.11
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 1 22 27.33 China 303022
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF China DNFDNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 4 DNF DNF China DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 2 13/14 53:03 China 11/13 52:1411/14 55:1213/14 53:03

Igor Aipkin - Uzbekistan WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 4 58.09 DNF Uzbekistan 1:11.8858.09DNFDNFDNF
First round 4 54.01 1:06.66 Uzbekistan 1:05.59DNF1:09.941:04.4654.01
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 5 37 DNF Uzbekistan 38DNF37
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 2 5:38.89 DNF Uzbekistan 7:36.215:38.89DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 2 13:42.00 NR DNF Uzbekistan 13:42.00DNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 3 13/14 57:14 Uzbekistan 11/12 49:4112/14 56:0313/14 57:14

Yeskendir Kenzhebolat - Kazakhstan WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded First round 9 1:59.09 DNF Kazakhstan DNFDNF2:06.27DNF1:59.09
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 3 35 42.33 Kazakhstan 413551
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF Kazakhstan DNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 6 3/4 24:03 Kazakhstan 3/4 24:03DNF2/4 20:38

Zaya Qiaolong (俏龙扎雅) - China WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 3 48.85 DNF China DNFDNF50.51DNF48.85
First round 3 52.33 DNF China DNFDNFDNF52.33DNF
4x4x4 Blindfolded Final 4 7:25.54 DNF China 7:34.297:25.54DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Final 3 28:35.00 29:36.00 China 28:35.0030:12.0030:00.00
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final 4 7/7 56:58 China 7/7 56:587/8 52:35DNS
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