Ljubljana Blind & Big 2026

Seventeen competitors gathered across ten rounds of play as Ljubljana Blind & Big 2026 got underway at the Lisztov inštitut in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from June 27 to June 28, 2026. What the roster lacked in sheer volume, it more than matched in raw ambition and steep personal improvement. Dedicated entirely to large cubes and memory-intensive blindfold disciplines, the cubing competition became an exhibition of rapid technical progress where several entrants took massive bites out of their previous lifetime marks.

Simon Praschl of Austria established himself as the dominant force across the memory disciplines, sweeping all four blindfolded categories. In the traditional 3x3x3 Blindfolded event, which featured fourteen entrants across two rounds, Praschl posted a winning single time of 15.50 seconds. His precision also delivered an Austrian national record average of 16.54 seconds. Behind him, Jakov Srečković of Croatia took second place with a single mark of 19.44 seconds, while Bálint Csengő of Hungary claimed third place at 19.94 seconds alongside a Hungarian national record average of 21.85 seconds.

The 3x3 results in the memory division also brought a standout milestone for the host country. Marcel Ručigaj produced a Slovenian national record single of 27.61 seconds in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, highlighting the high standard of regional speedcubing. Praschl continued his march in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, where eleven entrants tested their capacity to memorise multiple cubes before donning blindfolds. Praschl secured victory with a remarkable 55 out of 59 cubes solved in 58:33, edging out Srečković, who completed 48 out of 55 cubes in an even 1:00:00, and Csengő, who logged 29 out of 32 cubes in 56:37.

The larger blindfolded categories produced an extraordinary sequence of national benchmarks at Ljubljana Blind & Big 2026. In 4x4x4 Blindfolded, Praschl secured the win with a single of 1:07.04. Csengő followed in second with 1:57.60, establishing national record averages for Hungary of 2:12.76 and then 1:57.60. Matej Bolta earned third for Slovenia with 5:20.92, setting a Slovenian national record average of 5:20.92, while Srečković locked in a Croatian national record average of 6:00.06. In 5x5x5 Blindfolded, Praschl won with a single of 2:56.07 to claim the Austrian national record single, Csengő took second in 7:21.11, and Bolta set a Slovenian national record single of 10:20.00 for third place.

Away from the blindfolds, the big-cube formats delivered tight battles on the classic Rubik's Cube mechanisms scaled up to massive dimensions. David Vujasić of Croatia set the pace in both non-blind categories, taking the 6x6x6 Cube title with a winning average of 1:50.09 and a single of 1:45.91. Csengő finished second with an average of 1:54.25, while Praschl added to his medal count in third place with 1:58.87. In the 7x7x7 Cube, Vujasić again topped the field of fourteen competitors, posting a winning average of 2:56.84 and a best single of 2:50.40 ahead of Srečković at 3:04.67 and Praschl at 3:13.79.

Beyond the title fights and podium steps, the weekend was defined by dramatic leaps forward from dedicated participants pushing their limits. Tine Zajc demonstrated substantial progress in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, cutting down an earlier personal best of 9:34.81 to an impressive 5:02.13, a drop of 47.4 percent, while also securing a 7th-place finish in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind. Filip Judež tackled a comprehensive schedule of six events, taking 4th place in 5x5x5 Blindfolded and improving his 3x3x3 Blindfolded personal best by 35.7 percent from 1:12.67 to 46.74 seconds. Judež also advanced his 6x6x6 Cube mark by 6.1 percent to 2:37.16 and delivered a personal best of 14 out of 15 in Multi-Blind in 55:58.

That surge of individual progress extended across the remaining field during the WCA competition. Filip Bečić also took on all six events, earning 4th place in 5x5x5 Blindfolded and carving out a new 6x6x6 Cube personal best of 3:16.73, which improved his previous lifetime best of 3:24.47 by 3.8 percent. Filip Barbirič Frank entered two events, finishing 9th in 3x3x3 Blindfolded and securing a new 6x6x6 Cube personal record of 3:21.78, shaving 3.5 percent off his earlier mark of 3:29.19. These milestones reflected the steady work happening at every level of the solving stations.

The final medal tallies illustrated a well-distributed weekend among the visiting and local contingents, with Austria earning six podium places, Croatia collecting five, Hungary taking five, and Slovenia claiming two. The range of formats challenged every competitor through intense memorisation windows and marathon mechanical turning. As speed cubing participants packed up their gear in Ljubljana, the sheer volume of personal bests and national records cemented Ljubljana Blind & Big 2026 as a landmark showcase of specialized solving discipline.

Dvorana Lisztovega inštituta v slovenski prestolnici je konec junija ponudila edinstveno prizorišče za tekmovalce, ki se posvečajo najzahtevnejšim disciplinam v hitrostnem reševanju. Prostori kulturnega centra v mestu Ljubljana, Slovenia so ustvarili zbrano okolje, potrebno za izjemno zbranost pri pomnjenju razporeditve ploskev z zavezanimi očmi ter za tehnično zahtevno obračanje večjih kock. Med 27. in 28. junijem je tekmovanje Ljubljana Blind & Big 2026 gostilo sedemnajst tekmovalcev, ki so se v desetih krogih pomerili v šestih disciplinah.

Osrednja osebnost tekmovalnega vikenda je bil Simon Praschl iz Avstrije, ki je zmagal v kar štirih disciplinah slepega reševanja. V kraljevski preizkušnji 3x3x3 Blindfolded je slavil z najboljšim posameznim časom 15.50 sekunde, obenem pa je postavil nov avstrijski državni rekord v povprečju s časom 16.54 sekunde. Drugo mesto je zasedel Jakov Srečković iz Hrvaške s časom 19.44 sekunde, tretji pa je bil Bálint Csengő iz Madžarske s časom 19.94 sekunde, ki je s povprečjem 21.85 prav tako postavil nov madžarski državni rekord.

Simon Praschl je svojo prevlado nadaljeval tudi pri večjih kockah z zavezanimi očmi. V disciplini 4x4x4 Blindfolded je zmagal s časom 1:07.04 pred Csengőjem, ki je zabeležil čas 1:57.60, medtem ko je Matej Bolta s časom 5:20.92 osvojil tretje mesto. V preizkušnji 5x5x5 Blindfolded je Praschl dosegel nov avstrijski rekord s časom 2:56.07. Csengő je zasedel drugo mesto s časom 7:21.11, Bolta pa je z novim slovenskim državnim rekordom 10:20.00 končal na tretjem mestu in poskrbel za uvrstitev domače države med dobitnike medalj.

V izjemno naporni disciplini 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, kjer tekmovalci zaporedoma rešujejo več kock brez gledanja, je ponovno slavil Simon Praschl. Uspešno je rešil 55 od 59 kock v času 58:33. Jakov Srečković je osvojil drugo mesto z rezultatom 48 od 55 kock v točno eni uri, tretji pa je bil Bálint Csengő z 29 uspešno rešenimi kockami od 32 v času 56:37. Ta preizkušnja je zahtevala najvišjo mero zbranosti v celotnem tekmovalnem urniku.

Pri velikih kockah brez zavezanih oči je na tekmovanju Ljubljana Blind & Big 2026 prevladoval hrvaški tekmovalec David Vujasić. V disciplini 6x6x6 Cube je slavil z zmagovalnim povprečjem 1:50.09 in najboljšim posameznim časom 1:45.91. Drugo mesto je pripadlo Bálintu Csengőju s povprečjem 1:54.25, tretje pa Praschlu z 1:58.87. Vujasić je bil nepremagljiv tudi pri največji kocki 7x7x7 Cube, kjer je zmagal s povprečjem 2:56.84 in posamičnim časom 2:50.40, pred Srečkovićem s povprečjem 3:04.67 ter Praschlom s 3:13.79.

Za zmagovalnimi odri so številni tekmovalci beležili pomembne osebne mejnike. Anton Kokalj Pezzano je na tekmovanju nastopil v štirih disciplinah in dosegel šesto mesto pri kocki 6x6x6 s časom 2:12.15, kar je 6.8 odstotka hitreje od njegovega prejšnjega rekorda, pri kocki 7x7x7 pa je svoj osebni rekord izboljšal za 7.9 odstotka na 3:27.76. Marko Obradović je prav tako izboljšal svoj osebni dosežek pri kocki 7x7x7 za 5.3 odstotka na 4:18.45 ter postavil osebni rekord 2:25.78 pri kocki 6x6x6, pri čemer je bila njegova najboljša uvrstitev sedmo mesto v 3x3x3 Multi-Blind.

Marcel Ručigaj je nastopil v vseh šestih disciplinah in zabeležil odličen nastop pri slepem reševanju. V disciplini 3x3x3 Blindfolded je postavil nov slovenski državni rekord z enim samim poskusom 27.61 sekunde, s čimer je svoj prejšnji osebni rekord izboljšal za 6.3 odstotka, v disciplini 5x5x5 Blindfolded pa je dosegel četrto mesto. Nemški tekmovalec Finn Ickler je svoj edini nastop vikenda opravil pri kocki 7x7x7, kjer je tekmovanje zaključil na šestem mestu v močni mednarodni konkurenci.

Pestro dogajanje v Lisztovem inštitutu je prineslo celo vrsto novih mejnikov. Bálint Csengő je dvakrat zapored izboljšal madžarski državni rekord v povprečju za 4x4x4 Blindfolded z najboljšim rezultatom 1:57.60, Jakov Srečković pa je postavil hrvaški rekord v isti disciplini s povprečjem 6:00.06. Matej Bolta je slovenski rekord v povprečju 4x4x4 Blindfolded postavil s časom 5:20.92, kar potrjuje visoko raven reševanja Rubikove kocke v tej regiji.

Dvodnevno tekmovanje Ljubljana Blind & Big 2026 se je zaključilo s pestro bero odličij, pri čemer so predstavniki štirih različnih držav stopili na zmagovalni oder. Skupno je Avstrija osvojila šest uvrstitev na oder, Hrvaška in Madžarska po pet ter Slovenija dve uvrstitvi. Zanesljiva organizacija in mirno vzdušje v kulturni dvorani sta omogočila odličen zaključek pomembnega tekmovalnega poglavja pod okriljem WCA v letu 2026.