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Anaadyanta Cube Open 2018

Bengaluru, Karnataka · 9 March 2018 · 9 events · 66 competitors · 82 personal bests

Naren Ramesh won two of the nine events (2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Anup Prakash by 0.27 seconds. 66 competitors produced 82 personal bests, 31 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Atharva R. Bhat took a Square-1 single of 55.32 down to 21.00, 62 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Naren Ramesh — 2×2, Skewb
0.27s
closest final — 3×3, Anup Prakash over Nakula Neeraje
82
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anup Prakash9.3411.28
2×2Naren Ramesh1.183.21
4×4Rahul Singh45.1448.62
5×5Rehaan Rasheed1:28.651:33.55
3×3 one-handedNakula Neeraje15.8716.89
MegaminxVaishnav Nitesh1:38.281:47.97
PyraminxSachin Arvind2.764.80
SkewbNaren Ramesh4.507.19
Square-1Naman Jain17.6318.35

The PB harvest

82 set · 31 still standing
  • Sachin Arvind — Pyraminx single 2.76: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
  • Jayesh Jayanth — 2×2 single 1.69: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
  • Vaishnav Nitesh — 2×2 single 1.97: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Chirag Seshu Jaladi — 2×2 single 2.33: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Chirag Seshu Jaladi — Pyraminx single 3.96: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Nithin Chalavadi — Pyraminx single 4.01: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Nithin Chalavadi — 2×2 single 2.38: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Anup Prakash — 2×2 single 2.39: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

66 competitors · 317 results · 9 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Anup Prakash won it with a 11.28 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1F D F2 R U D L U L' F2 D' R2 U R2 F2 D' R2 D
  2. 2B2 U2 L2 B2 U2 L' F2 U2 F2 L2 D' F2 L B2 U2 B' U' L' B' D2
  3. 3B2 L2 F2 B' L' D' F' L2 U' D' F R' F2 D2 L2 D2 R' D2 R'
  4. 4F D2 U2 F' R2 U2 F' L2 R' D2 U2 B L2 F U' R' D R D2
  5. 5B2 R' F2 U2 F2 D2 L R F' D2 R' F' U F R2 B' D F' D'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

66 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.