Competitions · India
Barpeta Cubing Open 2026
Barpeta, Assam · 26 July 2026 · 10 events · 17 competitors · 18 personal bests
Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka won eight of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Dev Sharma by 0.01 seconds. 17 competitors produced 18 personal bests, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Tinku Shekhar Das took a 2×2 single of 9.34 down to 4.49, 52 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 7.68 | 9.40 |
| 2×2 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 2.07 | 3.78 |
| 4×4 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 29.07 | 34.56 |
| 5×5 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 43.28 | 52.38 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 13.01 | 15.24 |
| Clock | Dev Sharma | 8.70 | 10.73 |
| Megaminx | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 50.56 | 56.40 |
| Pyraminx | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 4.99 | 6.46 |
| Skewb | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 5.86 | 6.35 |
| Square-1 | Arif Mahmud | 15.13 | 19.03 |
The PB harvest
18 set · 18 still standing- Dev Sharma — 4×4 single 32.02: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Dev Sharma — 3×3 single 10.00: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
- Aariz Ali — Pyraminx single 3.96: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
- Prabal Baishya — 3×3 single 10.50: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
- Dev Sharma — 3×3 one-handed single 16.22: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
- Prabal Baishya — 3×3 one-handed single 17.53: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
- Dev Sharma — 5×5 single 1:19.13: into the top 18.4% of the event's history.
- Tinku Shekhar Das — 3×3 single 13.66: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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
17 competitors · 80 results · 10 events.
Everyone who competed
17 competitorsReading 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.