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Bengal Cube Open 2024

Howrah, West Bengal · 20 December 2024 · 15 events · 56 competitors · 101 personal bests

Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka won six of the 15 events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Sourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ) by 0.10 seconds. 56 competitors produced 101 personal bests, 63 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka set the 5×5 single national record: 39.19.

Six wins
Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb
0.10s
closest final — Pyraminx, Sourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ) over Ayush Patnaik
101
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Anunak Roy8.499.18
2×2Ayush Patnaik2.413.07
4×4Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka27.4734.20
5×5Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka49.4754.95
6×6Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka1:21.481:32.40
7×7Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka2:35.252:43.32
3×3 blindfoldedHarsh Ranjan Singh3:46.64
3×3 Fewest MovesPranav Dandgaval32 moves35.67
3×3 one-handedHitesh Kumar Bhuwalka11.6216.13
ClockYuvraj Agarwal6.098.40
MegaminxNirnoy Barma51.911:01.92
PyraminxSourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ)2.242.78
SkewbHitesh Kumar Bhuwalka3.474.52
Square-1Yuvraj Agarwal8.5311.00
3×3 Multi-BlindMukul Das (मुकुल दास)

The PB harvest

101 set · 63 still standing

First-timers

21 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

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 526 results · 15 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. Anunak Roy won it with a 9.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

56 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.