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Bangalore Cube Open July 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka · 29 July 2023 · 5 events · 196 competitors · 146 personal bests

Naren Ramesh won two of the five events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Naren Ramesh by 0.44 seconds. 196 competitors produced 146 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and 106 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

TC Suriya took a Pyraminx single of 52.77 down to 14.88, 72 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Naren Ramesh — 2×2, Pyraminx
0.44s
closest final — 2×2, Naren Ramesh over Rohan Dharmak
146
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Surya Arun7.978.44
2×2Naren Ramesh1.922.25
4×4Mikul Chanakya35.0539.31
3×3 one-handedDhruva Sai Meruva9.6410.99
PyraminxNaren Ramesh1.862.40

The PB harvest

146 set · 48 still standing
  • Surya Arun — 3×3 one-handed single 12.28: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
  • Adhiraj Singh — 3×3 single 8.43: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Daksh Bhardwaj — Pyraminx single 3.12: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Aarush Vasanadu — 2×2 single 1.90: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
  • Aarush Vasanadu — 3×3 one-handed single 13.00: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Saumil Agarwal — 3×3 single 10.37: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
  • Aditya Kalwagadda — 2×2 single 2.94: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
  • Vihaan Gupta — 3×3 single 13.43: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

106 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

196 competitors · 766 results · 5 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. Surya Arun won it with a 8.44 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

196 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.