Tivat Open 2025

Inside Knightsbridge Schools International Montenegro, the quiet concentration of focused solvers met the mechanical clatter of plastic on timers across two days of play. Forty competitors took their seats along the tables in Tivat, Montenegro, working through 13 official events and 21 rounds of play from May 17 to May 18. While classic speed events demand explosive reflexes under the clock, speedcubing competitions also test enduring focus across longer, heavier puzzles. The coastal venue hosted a dedicated field tackling everything from three-layered puzzles to complex geometric challenges.

Across the weekend, Aleksa Radovanović of Serbia established total control over the big cube categories. Radovanović captured first place in the 4x4x4 Cube with a 36.64 average and a best single of 30.70 across two rounds, then continued his winning run into the larger layers. He claimed the 5x5x5 Cube title with a 1:06.40 average ahead of Italy's Riccardo Fiumefreddo at 1:25.91 and Marcus Kamen of the United States at 1:37.81. The Serbian competitor extended his dominance to the 6x6x6 Cube, logging a 2:03.71 average, and finished the marathon 7x7x7 Cube with a winning average of 3:12.61, clear of Kamen's 6:01.33.

Radovanović did not stop with standard cubes. He secured the Megaminx title with a 1:11.26 average, once again pacing Fiumefreddo's 1:21.21 and Kamen's 1:28.76. He then took gold in Square-1 by recording a 23.61 average, finishing ahead of Kamen's 33.19 and Ivan Kapusta of Ukraine, who posted 38.67. With six separate titles across the program, Radovanović delivered an exceptional exhibition of pacing, dexterity, and problem-solving endurance throughout the weekend.

In the flagship 3x3x3 Cube, Riccardo Fiumefreddo delivered the decisive performance of the tournament. The Italian standout topped the 35-competitor field through three rigorous rounds, locking in the victory with a 9.70 winning average and an event-best single of 8.35. The official 3x3 results confirmed his command at the tables, which carried over directly into the 2x2x2 Cube. In that two-round showdown among 33 competitors, Fiumefreddo took another top step, posting a sharp 2.65 average alongside a single of 1.69.

Away from the top steps, individual breakthroughs defined the tournament floor across several rounds. Konstantin Poperechnyi chopped 61.9% off his previous mark with an 18.18 Skewb personal best and added a 21.54 personal record on the 2x2x2 Cube. Andrei Lenchenkov cut his 3x3x3 Cube best by 53.8% down to 23.62, while also taking his first ever attempts at Pyraminx with a 15.06 and 2x2x2 Cube with a 15.34. Ivan Kilibarda dropped his 2x2x2 Cube time by 50.9% to 7.07 and improved his Pyraminx mark by 40.5% to 11.74. Arsenii Razmakhaev logged a 47.3% improvement with a 24.02 on the Rubik's Cube alongside his first ever 4x4x4 Cube solve of 2:10.94.

Other competitors took on fresh territory and broad event slates during the gathering. Moses Kemp entered eight events, securing fourth place in the 2x2x2 Cube, registering his first ever 5x5x5 Cube attempt at 1:59.18, and trimming his 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best by 40.5% down to 25.07. Vladimir Kuznetsov took on ten events, posting a 2.41 Skewb single that was 43.2% faster than his old mark. Buharnur Raimbekuly tackled five events, making first attempts at 4x4x4 Cube with 1:26.52, Skewb with 7.76, and Pyraminx with 12.04. For Andrii Solotva, Tivat Open 2025 marked their first WCA competition, completed across three events with first attempts of 9.92 on 2x2x2 Cube, 47.24 on 3x3x3 Cube, and 12.93 on Pyraminx.

Marcus Kamen put together an extensive medal collection across multiple disciplines in Tivat. The American solver captured the Pyraminx crown with a 2.44 average across two rounds, besting Serbia's Đorđe Timotijević at 4.35 and Croatia's Albert Erdelez at 5.11. Kamen also took top honors in 3x3x3 One-Handed with a 15.23 average, and was the lone solver to post a successful time in 3x3x3 Blindfolded, where solving requires complete memorisation of the scrambled state before donning a blindfold, recording a winning single of 3:35.98.

The remaining podiums rounded out an eventful schedule in Montenegro. Ivan Kapusta captured the single-round Skewb competition with a 5.06 average, while Mihajlo Marić of Serbia claimed the Clock title with a 7.16 average ahead of Erdelez's 9.70 and Kamen's 10.62. In the international medal breakdown, both the United States and Serbia led the field with 11 podium placements each, followed by Italy with seven, Croatia with four, Ukraine with three, and Australia with two.

The successful conclusion of Tivat Open 2025 highlighted a rich mix of big-cube endurance, specialty puzzle proficiency, and speed cubing mastery. As the 40 participants packed up their timers, the 2025 cubing competition season in the region concluded another lively chapter of competitive solving.