Batumi July Open 2026

Eighteen competitors gathered in Batumi, Georgia on July 25, 2026, to contest 12 events across 14 rounds of high-stakes speedcubing. The one-day Batumi July Open 2026 delivered an intense schedule at ბათუმი, ხახულის პირველი შესახვევი ნ17, pushing participants through everything from side puzzles to the heaviest multi-layered cubes. Palestine representative Adam Tiro established himself as the central figure of the tournament, capturing five individual event victories and setting multiple national marks along the way.

The morning schedule opened with short-format puzzles that set a rapid pace for the cubing competition. In the 2x2x2 Cube, Canada competitor Achilles Standring took the top step of the podium with a winning average of 1.79 seconds and a best single of 1.71. Standring held off Tiro, who took second with a 3.57 average, while Georgia solver Andro Gvaramadze secured third place with 3.80. Standring also went on to secure a title in Square-1, winning the single-round contest with a 15.05 average and a 13.12 single.

Side events continued to unfold before the midday turn as Andro Gvaramadze produced a pair of victories on the regional stage. Gvaramadze triumphed in Pyraminx with a 4.40 winning average and a 3.83 single across a field of 15 competitors. He quickly followed that performance by taking the Skewb title, logging a 5.01 average and a 4.45 single. Meanwhile, Mohammad Ahmad Abu Hussein of Palestine delivered a standout performance in Megaminx, winning with a Palestinian national record average of 48.99 and a best single of 46.92.

As the afternoon arrived, the focus shifted to the classic Rubik's Cube and one-handed solving. In 3x3x3 One-Handed, Mohammad Ahmad Abu Hussein claimed another gold medal for Palestine, clocking a winning average of 15.43 alongside a 13.13 single to finish ahead of Standring in second with 17.96 and Gvaramadze in third with 18.56. In the 3x3x3 Blindfolded round, Ahmad Abu Hussein navigated the memorisation and execution phases to take first place with a single time of 5:07.56, being the sole competitor among three entrants to register a successful solve.

Beyond the podium battles, several competitors reached significant milestones across their events. Nadia Asad Qoraan entered five events, cutting her 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best down to 1:03.21 from 1:25.21 for a 25.8 percent improvement, while also logging a personal best of 12.30 in Pyraminx. Khaled Mohammad Shanty tackled eight events and shaved 25.7 percent off his 4x4x4 Cube personal best with a time of 1:13.75 compared to his previous 1:39.27, alongside a 56.40 personal best in 3x3x3 One-Handed. Andria KoKoladze took on four events, making a first career attempt in Skewb at 23.60 and improving his 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 11.36 from 14.27, an improvement of 20.4 percent. Luka Burchuladze entered the 3x3x3 Cube and reduced his personal best by 17.8 percent to 23.48 from 28.58.

Further down the running order, David Nakashidze took on eight events at the competition, achieving a fourth-place finish in 3x3x3 Cube and improving his 4x4x4 Cube personal best to 53.80 from 1:03.94, an improvement of 15.9 percent, while logging his first official attempts at Square-1 with 40.67 and 5x5x5 Cube with 1:57.37. Megi Gviniashvili took 15th place in Pyraminx while lowering her personal best by 13.9 percent to 22.25 from 25.83. Ahmad Mohammad Shanty completed five events, making his first official attempts in Skewb with 16.54 and 3x3x3 One-Handed with 1:43.24, alongside a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 41.17 from 45.54. Giorgi Leshkasheli took on four events and earned a personal weekend highlight with a seventh-place finish in Pyraminx.

The big cubes dominated the late-afternoon rotation, where Adam Tiro delivered a masterclass in efficiency and control. In the 4x4x4 Cube, Tiro posted a winning average of 31.87 and a 29.16 single, placing ahead of Gvaramadze at 36.13 and Standring at 37.39. In the 5x5x5 Cube, Tiro secured first place with a 1:05.00 average and a 59.25 single, beating Gvaramadze in second at 1:08.39 and Mohammad Ahmad Abu Hussein in third at 1:27.09.

Tiro expanded his record haul in the largest puzzles of the day. In the 6x6x6 Cube, he captured victory with a Palestinian national record single of 2:18.57 and a national record average of 2:24.69, finishing ahead of Gvaramadze at 2:37.10. In the 7x7x7 Cube, Tiro added two more Palestinian national records, posting a winning average of 4:00.29 and a single of 3:52.75 to finish ahead of Vincent Bruns of Germany at 4:55.31 and Mohammad Ahmad Abu Hussein at 5:54.09.

The finale of the WCA competition came down to the two-round main event, where the 3x3 results decided the headline champion. Tiro led the field with a Palestinian national record average of 7.76 and a best single of 6.52 to claim the premier title. Standring took second place with a 9.31 average, edging Gvaramadze who placed third at 9.34. The conclusion of the Batumi July Open 2026 capped a productive day of speed cubing, with Palestine leading the final medal count with 15 podium places, Georgia taking 8, and Canada securing 6.