Competitions · India

Bangalore Cube Open 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka · 21 December 2024 · 10 events · 171 competitors · 216 personal bests

Faisal Aziz Mehboob won three of the ten events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Sai Mrudhun (சாய் மிருதுன்) by 0.22 seconds. 171 competitors produced 216 personal bests, 106 of which still stand today, and 46 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Abhay R took a Skewb single of 32.75 down to 11.40, 65 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Faisal Aziz Mehboob — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.22s

closest final — Pyraminx, Sai Mrudhun (சாய் மிருதுன்) over Naren Ramesh

216

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Faisal Aziz Mehboob	6.58	7.21
2×2	Ian Cantius Fredric	1.62	2.12
4×4	Surya Arun	28.26	31.11
5×5	Aarav Gandhi	48.23	52.72
3×3 blindfolded	Zain Behzaad	27.95	—
3×3 one-handed	Faisal Aziz Mehboob	10.55	12.02
Clock	Krishanth Thangarathan	6.45	7.30
Megaminx	Faisal Aziz Mehboob	40.54	43.72
Pyraminx	Sai Mrudhun (சாய் மிருதுன்)	2.71	3.49
Skewb	Ritesh R Nair	2.82	4.10

The PB harvest

216 set · 106 still standing

Sukruth Sateesh Kumar — 3×3 single 6.46: into the top 0.82% of the event's history.
Surya Arun — 3×3 single 6.78: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Rishikesh Kanakatte Muralimohan — 3×3 single 7.05: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Aarav Lad — 3×3 single 7.36: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
Rishith B R — 3×3 single 7.76: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Shivam Dubey — Skewb single 2.93: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Surya Arun — 2×2 single 2.11: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Nischal Nori — Skewb single 3.31: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

46 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

171 competitors · 1000 results · 10 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. Faisal Aziz Mehboob won it with a 7.21 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

171 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.