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Bennett University Cube Open 2020

Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh · 19 January 2020 · 5 events · 55 competitors · 25 personal bests

Arnav Arora won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Arnav Arora by 0.11 seconds. 55 competitors produced 25 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Akshat Singh took a Square-1 single of 1:02.30 down to 27.16, 56 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Arnav Arora — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.11s
closest final — 3×3, Arnav Arora over Ujjawal Pabreja
25
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Arnav Arora6.287.39
3×3 blindfoldedShivam Bansal31.61
3×3 one-handedArnav Arora10.2311.61
PyraminxNaman Jethani3.153.78
Square-1Arush Singh10.7614.90

The PB harvest

25 set · 13 still standing
  • Sambhav Bhalla — 3×3 one-handed single 14.52: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Nilesh Saini — 3×3 single 11.98: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Nilesh Saini — Pyraminx single 6.73: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Arnav Bansal — Pyraminx single 7.04: into the top 28.2% of the event's history.
  • Arnav Bansal — 3×3 one-handed single 24.64: into the top 33.2% of the event's history.
  • Akshat Singh — 3×3 single 18.87: into the top 36.7% of the event's history.
  • Sambhav Bhalla — Square-1 single 26.50: into the top 42.4% of the event's history.
  • Akshat Singh — Square-1 single 27.16: into the top 43.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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

55 competitors · 175 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. Arnav Arora won it with a 7.39 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

55 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.