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Competitions · India

City of Joy Open 2019

Kolkata, West Bengal · 9 November 2019 · 13 events · 36 competitors · 69 personal bests

Akash Rupela won seven of the 13 events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Archisman Das by 0.05 seconds. 36 competitors produced 69 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zain Behzaad took a 3×3 single of 28.27 down to 14.47, 49 percent better in one day.

Seven wins
Akash Rupela — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves
0.05s
closest final — Skewb, Archisman Das over Anunak Roy
69
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Akash Rupela8.219.58
2×2Anunak Roy3.043.50
4×4Akash Rupela35.5542.81
5×5Akash Rupela1:10.171:14.89
6×6Akash Rupela2:28.002:31.50
7×7Akash Rupela4:05.954:13.38
3×3 blindfoldedAkash Rupela1:15.29
3×3 Fewest MovesAkash Rupela39 moves
3×3 one-handedSatwik Sen14.7217.16
MegaminxRik Ganguli Biswas48.4853.85
PyraminxAnunak Roy4.746.05
SkewbArchisman Das3.915.65
Square-1Samay Saini17.8820.77

The PB harvest

69 set · 42 still standing
  • Rik Ganguli Biswas — Megaminx single 48.48: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Satwik Sen — 2×2 single 2.15: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Sambit Sarkar — 3×3 single 9.46: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
  • Aritra Bose — Pyraminx single 3.70: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Satwik Sen — 3×3 one-handed single 14.72: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Aritra Bose — 2×2 single 2.81: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
  • Rik Ganguli Biswas — 4×4 single 40.67: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
  • Sambit Sarkar — 4×4 single 41.06: into the top 13.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve 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

36 competitors · 316 results · 13 events.

Everyone who competed

36 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.