Competitions · India
Big N Blind Bengaluru July 2026
Bengaluru, Karnataka · 5 July 2026 · 6 events · 17 competitors · 16 personal bests
Mikul Chanakya won two of the six events (6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Akshaansh Chilakapati by 0.27 seconds. 17 competitors produced 16 personal bests, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Abhyuday Bhargav took a 4×4 blindfolded single of 11:09.00 down to 5:14.76, 53 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | Akshaansh Chilakapati | 55.61 | 59.06 |
| 6×6 | Mikul Chanakya | 1:30.10 | 1:34.05 |
| 7×7 | Mikul Chanakya | 2:40.35 | 2:47.52 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Abhyuday Bhargav | 40.47 | — |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Abhyuday Bhargav | 5:14.76 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Komahal Eswaran | — | — |
The PB harvest
16 set · 16 still standing- Mikul Chanakya — 6×6 single 1:30.10: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
- Shashvat D. Vagesh — 6×6 single 1:43.45: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
- Shashvat D. Vagesh — 7×7 single 2:57.67: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
- Rugved Pawar — 6×6 single 2:11.28: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
- Rugved Pawar — 5×5 single 1:17.36: into the top 17.1% of the event's history.
- Gaurav Bachani — 5×5 single 1:24.58: into the top 22.9% of the event's history.
- Abhyuday Bhargav — 4×4 blindfolded single 5:14.76: into the top 23.7% of the event's history.
- Atharva Mileend Khandale — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:38.21: into the top 25.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person 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 · 99 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
17 competitors- Aadhiran Thangarathan
- Abhyuday Bhargav
- Aditya Y. Pathak
- Akshaansh Chilakapati
- Atharva Mileend Khandale
- Gaurav Bachani
- Komahal Eswaran
- Krishanth Thangarathan
- Mikul Chanakya
- Mrithyunjai Gopinath
- P K Krish Guha
- Pransukh Udit Behera
- Rugved Pawar
- Shashvat D. Vagesh
- Varnika Sri Palli
- Velidi Venkata Jagan Mohana Murali Krishna
- Vivek Viju
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.