Competitions · India
APJ BLD Cube Open 2026
Bengaluru, Karnataka · 31 October 2026 · 8 events · 42 competitors · 39 personal bests
Dhruv Thirumalairajan won four of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Dhruv Thirumalairajan by 0.11 seconds. 42 competitors produced 39 personal bests, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 6.87 | 7.94 |
| 4×4 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 25.34 | 26.47 |
| 5×5 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 41.39 | 46.84 |
| 6×6 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 1:10.72 | 1:13.29 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) | 31.55 | 40.00 |
| Megaminx | Aadhiran Thangarathan | 44.65 | 47.45 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) | 3:15.37 | 3:46.89 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Abhyuday Bhargav | 15 of 16 cubes · 59:36 | — |
The PB harvest
39 set · 39 still standing- Dhruv Thirumalairajan — 5×5 single 35.75: into the top 0.034% of the event's history.
- Dhruv Thirumalairajan — 4×4 single 21.70: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
- Sriram Kartik Pillutla — 3×3 single 5.89: into the top 0.43% of the event's history.
- Aadhiran Thangarathan — 4×4 single 26.24: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
- Pransukh Udit Behera — 3×3 single 7.17: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Shashvat D. Vagesh — Megaminx single 42.42: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Pransukh Udit Behera — 4×4 single 29.40: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Aadhiran Thangarathan — 6×6 single 1:38.83: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,926 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
2 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
42 competitors · 196 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
42 competitors- Aadhiran Thangarathan
- Aarav Shukla
- Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)
- Abhinav Sunil Prasad
- Abhyuday Bhargav
- Alvin Paul Sabbathi
- Anirudh Narasimhan
- Atrasnu Pathak
- Darsheel Aditya Mogalapalli
- Deesha Bourishetty
- Dhruv Thirumalairajan
- Divit Singhal
- Evan John
- Germaine Jerald
- Komahal Eswaran
- Krishanth Thangarathan
- Nagadasari Hashwith
- Ojas Nimaje
- Pransukh Udit Behera
- Raghav S Grama
- Rishikesh Prakash Aladakatti
- Ronith Pemmaiah K B
- S Hanshal Rithik
- Samarth Pralhad Nehe
- Sanav Santhosh
- Sanjit Deva Deepan
- Sankalp Sundar
- Shashvat D. Vagesh
- Shivteja Y
- Shravan Cinthamani Shankar Hari
- Shriram Viswanathan
- Siddharth Prasad
- Sriram Kartik Pillutla
- Sukesh Kumar
- Swara Sudhir
- Tayyab Siraj
- Ujjwal Gupta
- Varnika Sri Palli
- Vedanth Talreja
- Veer Vasisth Shettar
- Vihaan A
- Yuvan Ramprakash
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.