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Chennai Cube Open 2019

Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 25 August 2019 · 6 events · 50 competitors · 76 personal bests

Nitin Nathan won two of the six events (3×3, Skewb) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Naren Ramesh by 0.11 seconds. 50 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ritvik Raj took a Skewb single of 46.82 down to 10.49, 78 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Nitin Nathan — 3×3, Skewb
0.11s
closest final — Pyraminx, Naren Ramesh over Rajha Sirokshan
76
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nitin Nathan8.519.79
2×2Naren Ramesh2.232.77
3×3 one-handedPranav Prabhu13.5115.70
MegaminxSujai Shakthivel58.601:09.27
PyraminxNaren Ramesh2.543.57
SkewbNitin Nathan2.853.62

The PB harvest

76 set · 41 still standing
  • Chaitanya Srikanth Rao — 2×2 single 2.49: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.
  • Balaji Balamurugan — Megaminx single 1:03.30: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Pranav R. Mallya — 2×2 single 3.09: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
  • Nandha Kumar — 3×3 one-handed single 18.39: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
  • Arjun Venkatesh — 3×3 one-handed single 20.97: into the top 23.2% of the event's history.
  • Logesh Santhosh — 3×3 single 14.86: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
  • Srihariharan Sriram — 2×2 single 4.01: into the top 26.6% of the event's history.
  • Tarun Sujith — 3×3 single 16.32: into the top 28.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

50 competitors · 255 results · 6 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. Nitin Nathan won it with a 9.79 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

50 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.