The championship was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

The final matches took place on Sunday, April 26. The tournament was held in the Free Pyramid discipline.

A total of 64 athletes from eight countries participated in the men’s tournament: Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, and Belarus. Kyrgyzstan was represented by 13 athletes at the World Championship.

Thirty-three-year-old Arsen Kalybek uulu won bronze, sharing third place with Nurbek Salomov from Uzbekistan.

Russian Iosif Abramov won the 2026 World Championships. Experienced Russian Nikita Volodin also won silver.