Prlekija Open 2026

Seventy-eight competitors gathered in Ivanjkovci, Slovenia on January 31 and February 1 for Prlekija Open 2026, launching a two-day festival of speedcubing across eight distinct events and twenty rounds of competition. Staged at OS Ivanjkovci, Ivanjkovci, the opening day established an intense pace across preliminary stages and side disciplines. The weekend schedule brought together seasoned regional contenders and eager up-and-comers, all testing their precision against the clock in a vibrant official WCA competition setting that featured 3x3x3 Cube, 2x2x2 Cube, 4x4x4 Cube, Pyraminx, Skewb, Clock, Megaminx, and Square-1.

Saturday set the groundwork as opening heats unfolded across multiple disciplines, with large brackets pushing solvers to execute under pressure. In the multi-faceted Megaminx event, Oskar Vidicek of Slovenia asserted complete control across three rounds, securing the title with a tournament-winning average of 37.37 seconds and a best single solve of 35.15 seconds. Matic Omulec took second place for Slovenia with a 48.32 average, while David Vujasic of Croatia finished third at 51.61. The high-speed Clock event also concluded its two-round run, where Slovenia's Gregor Mikic took top honors with an average of 4.68 seconds and a single of 3.87, edging Russia's Alexey Tsvetkov at 5.18 and Croatia's Jakov Sreckovic at 6.25.

The Square-1 competition, spanning three full rounds, highlighted Saturday's technical matchups. Anton Kokalj Pezzano delivered a standout performance to take the championship for Slovenia with a 10.06-second average, anchored by a best single of 6.74. Croatia's Vedran Stefulj finished in the runner-up position with a 10.54 average, while Marcel Niedl of Austria took third place on the podium with an average of 10.76. The battle demonstrated remarkable consistency on the complex shape-shifting puzzle.

As Prlekija Open 2026 progressed into Sunday, the intensity shifted toward the finals of the classic rotational puzzles. In the 4x4x4 Cube, Oskar Vidicek earned another gold medal in a razor-thin contest, capturing victory with a 29.79 average and a fast single of 27.17. Alexey Tsvetkov matched the 29.79 average precisely to take second place, while Adam Szabo of Hungary earned third with a 30.62 average. Meanwhile in Skewb, Jakob Kitak clinched first place for Slovenia with an average of 3.22 seconds and a single of 2.37, finishing ahead of Croatia's Roko Mihael Ivic at 3.58 and Alexey Tsvetkov at 4.23.

Beyond the championship podiums, the cubing competition saw remarkable personal milestones across the venue. Pave Boskovic of Croatia tackled seven events, reducing his Square-1 personal best to 55.65 seconds, an improvement of 40.5 percent over his prior 1:33.59 mark, while lowering his Pyraminx best to 2.94 seconds by 30.5 percent and his Skewb mark to 6.92 seconds. Noa Simic of Croatia entered five events, cutting his Pyraminx single to 8.25 seconds for a 43.6 percent improvement, dropping his 3x3x3 Cube best to 23.03 seconds by 29 percent, and registering a first ever attempt at Skewb with an 11.22 solve. Clemens Jaklitsch of Austria took on seven events, recording his first Clock attempt at 40.55 seconds while improving his Skewb personal best by 40.6 percent to 8.08 seconds and his Pyraminx best by 12.6 percent to 5.11 seconds. Zan Bobic entered six events, achieving a Clock debut of 6.44 seconds and lowering his Pyraminx mark by 26.6 percent to 3.26 seconds alongside a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 11.10 seconds.

The surge of new event debuts continued across the tournament boards. Nejc Medved took on seven disciplines, posting first-ever official attempts in Megaminx at 2:17.50, Skewb at 6.07, and 4x4x4 Cube at 1:46.33. Gal Fajfar also logged seven events, marking official debuts in Pyraminx at 6.89 seconds, 4x4x4 Cube at 1:11.92, and Megaminx at 2:49.29, alongside a 33rd-place result in Skewb. Stefan Skubilovic competed in six events, notching a Megaminx debut of 1:51.24 while sharpening his 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 2.61 seconds for a 28.1 percent leap and improving his Skewb best to 5.92 seconds. Jernej Bozic handled five events, debuting in Megaminx with 1:29.01, trimming his Skewb best by 23.2 percent to 6.21 seconds, and lowering his 3x3x3 Cube mark to 17.32 seconds.

Sunday afternoon showcased pure speed in the short-format events. Alexey Tsvetkov demonstrated exceptional versatility across the tables, taking first place in Pyraminx with a blistering 1.47-second average and a 1.19 single, besting Jakob Kitak at 2.73 and Anton Kokalj Pezzano at 2.98. Tsvetkov then followed up in the 2x2x2 Cube by claiming victory with a 1.96-second average and a single of 1.26, leading Marcel Rucigaj of Slovenia with 2.18 and David Szabo of Hungary with 3.02.

The culminating round of the weekend featured the traditional Rubik's Cube, where 78 competitors had started the opening round before narrowing down through three stages of 3x3 results. Alexey Tsvetkov captured the title with a tournament-best 6.19-second average, powered by a 5.47 single solve. David Szabo secured second place for Hungary with an average of 7.02 seconds, and Oskar Vidicek finished third on the podium with a 7.94 average. The contest capped an extraordinary display of speed cubing excellence in the main event.

Across the two days of competition at Prlekija Open 2026, hosts Slovenia led the overall medal tally with 10 podium finishes, followed by Russia with 6, Croatia with 4, Hungary with 3, and Austria with 1. From the opening Megaminx turns on Saturday to the decisive 3x3x3 Cube final on Sunday evening, Prlekija Open 2026 demonstrated the depth and ambition of the regional cubing community in 2026, setting a high standard for upcoming events across the continent.

V prostorih OŠ Ivanjkovci je med 31. januarjem in 1. februarjem vladalo izjemno tekmovalno vzdušje, ko so se mize napolnile s tekmovalnimi podlagami, merilci časa in raznobarvnimi kockami vseh dimenzij. Preden so padle prve odločitve, je bilo čutiti zbranost tekmovalcev med ogrevanjem prstov in natančnim pregledovanjem mehanizmov. Prlekija Open 2026 je v Ivanjkovci, Slovenia privabil številne navdušence nad hitrostnim reševanjem ugank iz različnih držav, ki so se pomerili v osmih disciplinah skozi dvajset razburljivih krogov.

Zahtevnejše in večje kocke vselej zahtevajo izjemno mero zbranosti, taktičnega načrtovanja ter vzdržljivosti, saj vsaka dodatna plast prinaša večje število potez in večjo možnost za napako. Na tekmovanju Prlekija Open 2026 je v kategoriji 4x4x4 Cube slavil slovenski predstavnik Oskar Vidiček, ki je v finalu zabeležil zmagovalno povprečje 29.79 sekunde ter najboljši posamični poskus 27.17 sekunde. Z enakim povprečjem 29.79 sekunde je drugo mesto zasedel Alexey Tsvetkov, medtem ko je tretje mesto pripadlo madžarskemu tekmovalcu Ádámu Szabóju s povprečjem 30.62 sekunde med 49 nastopajočimi.

Vrhunec vikenda je predstavljala klasična disciplina 3x3x3 Cube, kjer je nastopilo vseh 78 tekmovalcev skozi tri kroge. Zmago je z izjemno predstavo osvojil Alexey Tsvetkov, ki je postavil zmagovalno povprečje 6.19 sekunde ter najboljši posamični čas 5.47 sekunde. Na drugo mesto se je uvrstil Dávid Szabó s povprečjem 7.02 sekunde, tretje mesto na zmagovalnem odru pa je osvojil domači adut Oskar Vidiček s povprečjem 7.94 sekunde v finalnem krogu.

Poleg klasične Rubikove kocke je Oskar Vidiček blestel tudi v dvanajststranični disciplini Megaminx, kjer je premagal 33 tekmecev in zmagal s povprečjem 37.37 sekunde ter najhitrejšim poskusom 35.15 sekunde. Drugo mesto je v tej disciplini zasedel Matic Omulec s časom 48.32 sekunde, tretji pa je bil David Vujasić s 51.61 sekunde. V hitri disciplini 2x2x2 Cube je Alexey Tsvetkov potrdil odlično formo in zmagal s povprečjem 1.96 sekunde, pred Marcelom Ručigajem (2.18) in Dávidom Szabójem (3.02).

Tudi v preostalih kategorijah ni manjkalo vrhunskih predstav. Alexey Tsvetkov je svojo prevlado nadaljeval v disciplini Pyraminx, kjer je zmagal s povprečjem 1.47 sekunde pred Jakobom Kitakom (2.73) in Antonom Kokaljem Pezzanom (2.98). Jakob Kitak je nato stopil na najvišjo stopničko pri disciplini Skewb z zmagovalnim povprečjem 3.22 sekunde. V kategoriji Clock je slavil Gregor Mikic s povprečjem 4.68 sekunde, medtem ko je disciplino Square-1 dobil Anton Kokalj Pezzano s povprečjem 10.06 sekunde.

Poleg boja za stopničke je ta uradna WCA tekma prinesla številne osebne mejnike, ki so zaznamovali dogajanje daleč od samih zmagovalnih odrov. Simon Perković je nastopil v treh disciplinah ter v disciplini Pyraminx dosegel osebni rekord 5.99 sekunde, kar je za 43 odstotkov hitreje od njegovega prejšnjega dosežka, ob tem pa popravil tudi osebna rekorda na 2x2x2 Cube na 3.90 in na 3x3x3 Cube na 20.19 sekunde. Julijan Virag se je preizkusil v vseh osmih disciplinah in v Skewbu dosegel osebni rekord 3.76 sekunde, kar je 35.3 odstotka hitreje od prejšnjega časa, zabeležil pa je tudi osebna rekorda v Clocku z 12.18 in 4x4x4 Cube z 1:07.63. Manja Pleterski je prvič nastopila v disciplini 2x2x2 Cube s časom 3.91 sekunde in popravila osebni rekord na 3x3x3 Cube na 10.92 sekunde, medtem ko je Rok Zorc zabeležil prvi nastop na 2x2x2 Cube s časom 22.63 ter osebni rekord na 3x3x3 Cube s časom 25.35 sekunde.

Za številne mlade upe je bil ta vikend prav poseben, saj so se prvič preizkusili v hitrostnem reševanju ugank. Nejc Bregar je na svojem prvem tekmovanju nastopil v treh disciplinah in zabeležil čase 3.58 na 2x2x2 Cube, 57.80 na 4x4x4 Cube ter 12.44 sekunde na 3x3x3 Cube. Prav tako je svoj tekmovalni krst doživel Luka Lovrec s časi 10.98 na 2x2x2 Cube, 31.15 na 3x3x3 Cube in 2:20.74 na 4x4x4 Cube. Tine Zajc je v svojih prvih uradnih poskusih postavil čase 1:46.31 na 4x4x4 Cube, 5.08 na 2x2x2 Cube ter 20.97 sekunde na 3x3x3 Cube, medtem ko je Gaber Zabukovec svoj premierni nastop kronal s časi 10.84 na Pyraminxu, 31.20 na Clocku in 23.97 sekunde na 3x3x3 Cube.

Bogat tekmovalni program z 78 tekmovalci je v letu 2026 v Ivanjkovcih postregel z izjemnimi uvrstitvami in raznolikostjo uspehov mednarodnih predstavnikov. Prlekija Open 2026 je s kar desetimi uvrstitvami na stopničke za domače slovenske predstavnike, šestimi za ruske tekmovalce, štirimi za hrvaške, tremi za madžarske in eno za avstrijske dokazal, kako razgibana in dejavna je speedcubing skupnost v regiji ob zaključku dveh nepozabnih dni.

Ob koncu dveh tekmovalnih dni v telovadnici OŠ Ivanjkovci so zbrani nastopajoči zložili svoje kocke z zavedanjem, da je za njimi vrhunski dogodek, poln napredkov in rekordov. Prlekija Open 2026 se bo v spomin vtisnil kot vikend odličnih dvobojev na velikih in malih kockah ter kot izvrstna popotnica za nadaljnje izzive, ki čakajo tekmovalce v prihodnjih mesecih.