Sofia Open 2026


Date
Jan 3 - 4, 2026
City
Sofia, Bulgaria
Venue

Technical University of Sofia

Address
ул. „Росарио“, 1756 София (Rosario street, 1756 Sofia)
Details

ТУ-София, Блок 4, зала 4244. (Campus 4), room 4244

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Plamen Mahladzhanov and Todor Enikov
WCA Delegates
Lucian Mihai Cremeneanu, Mihai Căpăţinescu, Plamen Mahladzhanov, and Todor Enikov
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Information

Maximum 1 guest per competitor. Registration fee to be paid by bank transfer no more than 48 hours after you have been added to the accepted list. You can choose on which day of the competition you will participate or both.
The address of the Technical university of Sofia is 8 Kliment Ohridski boulevard, but the entrance of the venue is on Rosario street. The venue hall number is 4244 (Campus 4, floor 2, hall 44).


Допустими са максимум 1 гост с всеки състезател. Таксата за участие се заплаща по банков път до 48 часа след като сте били добавени в списъка с одобрените участници. Можете да избирате в кой от дните ще се състезавате или и в двата.
Адресът на ТУ-София е: гр. София, бул. Климент Охридски 8, но входът за събитието е откъм улица Росарио. Залата е с номер 4244, т.е. блок 4, ет. 2, зала 44.

Events
Main event
Competitors
79
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 85 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is 20 лв. (Bulgarian Lev).
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.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.

To complete your registration you have to do two things:
1) You will recieve an e-mail that your registration has been approved with title Registration Accepted: Sofia Open 2026
2) After you receive this email, you will have 48 hours to pay the participation fee ONLY by bank transfer in the amount of 20 BGN (10.23 EUR), or 30 BGN (15.34 EUR) if you are participating on both days.
3) You must pay the participation fee to the following bank account:
- IBAN: BG96UBBS80021088829350
- BIC: UBBSBGSF
- Account Holder: Bulgarian Cube Association
- Payment Reference: Participation fee for: {Participant Name}, {WCA ID}, {number of days participating} (for example: Ivan Ivanov Ivanov, 12IVAN34, 1). If you are participating for the first time, write {Participant Name} {Date of Birth} in the reference (for example: Ivan Ivanov Ivanov, 01.01.0001, 2).
4) Fees will NOT be refunded once they have been paid.
5) If the participation fee is NOT paid within 48 hours after receiving the email, you will be moved to the waiting list, and a participant from the waiting list will take your spot.


За да завършите своята регистрация, трябва да направите тези 2 неща:
1) Ще получите e-mail, че сте одобрени и сте в approved листа (Заглавието на e-mail-a ще бъде: Registration Accepted: Sofia Open 2026
2) След като получите този e-mail ще имате 48 часа да заплатите таксата участие САМО по банков път на стойност 20 лв (10.23 Евро, (или 30 лв (15.34 Евро) за 2-та дни))
3) Трябва да заплатите таксата участие на следната банкова сметка:
- IBAN: BG96UBBS 8002 1088 8293 50
- BIC: UBBSBGSF
- Титуляр: Българска Куб Асоциация
- Основание: Такса участие за: {Име на уастник}, {WCA ID}, {брой дни участие} (например: Ivan Ivanov Ivanov, 12IVAN34, 1). Ако участвате за първи път в основание пишете {Име на уастник}, {дата на раждане}, {брой дни участие} (например: Ivan Ivanov Ivanov, 01.01.0001, 2)
4) Такси НЯМА да бъдат връщани след като са заплатени.
5) Ако таксата участие НЕ Е заплатена в рамките на 48 часа след като сте получили e-mail-a ще бъдете преместени в изчакващия списък и на ваше място ще бъде добавен участник от изчакващия списък.

Highlights
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Alexander Tenev won with an average of 8.20 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ilian Bashev finished second (8.33) and Ivaylo Tanev finished third (8.71).

3x3x3 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Alexander Tenev 7.66 8.20 Bulgaria 7.667.877.849.808.90
2 Ilian Bashev 6.93 8.33 Bulgaria 8.436.938.388.199.44
3 Ivaylo Tanev 7.08 8.71 Bulgaria 8.257.6510.237.0810.99

2x2x2 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Szabolcs Szántai 1.45 2.87 Hungary 1.453.692.784.902.15
2 Bence Kiácz 1.77 2.94 Hungary 1.773.073.162.603.76
3 Ilian Bashev 1.27 2.96 Bulgaria 1.273.262.564.003.05

4x4x4 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Gergely Novotni 28.27 29.18 Hungary 29.1528.2730.6328.7729.63
2 Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev 26.59 29.87 NR Bulgaria 31.0132.8929.3626.5929.25
3 Szabolcs Szántai 31.76 35.36 Hungary 35.6238.9433.2637.2131.76

5x5x5 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Gergely Novotni 49.96 55.00 Hungary 59.541:03.2853.9249.9651.54
2 Alexander Tenev 59.53 1:03.40 Bulgaria 1:02.4359.531:01.421:09.201:06.34
3 Szabolcs Szántai 54.29 1:03.75 Hungary 1:07.281:07.5654.291:10.9256.40

6x6x6 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Gergely Novotni 1:38.65 1:41.20 Hungary 1:41.831:38.651:43.12
2 Szabolcs Szántai 2:01.74 2:07.36 Hungary 2:16.502:03.852:01.74
3 Wojciech Szatanowski 2:08.17 2:10.47 Poland 2:08.172:10.542:12.70

7x7x7 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Gergely Novotni 2:23.66 2:32.75 Hungary 2:50.552:24.042:23.66
2 Ivaylo Ivaylov Vichev 2:51.95 NR 2:55.68 NR Bulgaria 3:03.142:51.962:51.95
3 Ognian Baruh 3:03.49 3:09.78 Bulgaria 3:14.263:11.593:03.49

3x3x3 One-Handed

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Alexander Tenev 9.99 12.39 Bulgaria 14.9710.08DNF12.129.99
2 Arkadiusz Abramowski 13.63 15.21 Poland 15.3115.4614.8513.6316.64
3 Szabolcs Szántai 14.15 15.41 Hungary 14.6917.5714.1516.7714.78

Megaminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Gergely Novotni 31.45 34.99 Hungary 38.9133.3233.1131.4538.54
2 Victor Hadzhibeev 50.89 54.61 Bulgaria 52.541:08.2953.7550.8957.54
3 Szabolcs Szántai 55.81 59.34 Hungary 58.7055.8159.141:00.191:07.51

Pyraminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Aleksandar Dimitrov 2.24 3.15 Bulgaria 2.512.834.105.632.24
2 Szabolcs Szántai 3.50 3.83 Hungary 4.213.693.504.043.76
3 Gergely Novotni 2.97 4.58 Hungary 4.155.582.974.774.82

Skewb

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Bence Kiácz 2.36 2.99 Hungary 3.132.364.303.112.73
2 Dominik Szajek 2.81 3.05 Poland 3.412.815.322.902.83
3 Szabolcs Szántai 3.40 3.90 Hungary 4.004.133.404.303.57
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