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Anokha Cubing Royale 2017

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · 3 March 2017 · 13 events · 49 competitors · 59 personal bests

Anish Rajesh won six of the 13 events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Bhargav Narasimhan by 0.06 seconds. 49 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Anish Rajesh set the 5×5 single national record: 56.71.

Six wins
Anish Rajesh — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Skewb
0.06s
closest final — 3×3, Bhargav Narasimhan over Anish Rajesh
59
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Bhargav Narasimhan6.9210.18
2×2Anish Rajesh1.943.29
4×4Anish Rajesh34.8537.06
5×5Anish Rajesh1:02.261:07.14
6×6Anish Rajesh2:09.612:30.68
7×7Anish Rajesh3:08.683:19.50
3×3 blindfoldedAbhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)35.5845.54
3×3 one-handedBhargav Narasimhan12.9013.81
ClockSaravanan Gowthaman9.7811.21
PyraminxSachin Arvind4.545.08
SkewbAnish Rajesh3.765.79
Square-1Karthikeyan Eswaran13.5516.80
3×3 with feetAdithyaa Anand43.0645.65

The PB harvest

59 set · 16 still standing
  • Sukesh Subaharan — 5×5 single 1:02.42: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
  • Rahul Singh — 3×3 single 11.59: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
  • Lokesh Varadaraj — 3×3 single 12.73: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
  • Rahul Singh — 2×2 single 3.27: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
  • Abiram Anbu — 2×2 single 3.44: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
  • Neil Dsilva Marvin — 2×2 single 3.83: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
  • Sukesh Subaharan — 7×7 single 3:42.39: into the top 24.4% of the event's history.
  • Lokesh Varadaraj — 2×2 single 4.45: into the top 32.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

49 competitors · 331 results · 13 events.

Everyone who competed

49 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.