Competitions · India
Cubing Kerala Travancore Open 2025
Trivandrum, Kerala · 21 September 2025 · 6 events · 42 competitors · 48 personal bests
Sukant Koul won three of the six events (4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ankit A by 0.38 seconds. 42 competitors produced 48 personal bests, 36 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Machani Sanjana took a 2×2 single of 20.41 down to 4.41, 78 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Muhammed Shehzad Khan | 7.94 | 8.91 |
| 2×2 | Ankit A | 2.40 | 3.12 |
| 4×4 | Sukant Koul | 34.51 | 37.52 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Sukant Koul | 21.92 | 24.72 |
| Pyraminx | Ankit A | 3.14 | 4.62 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Sukant Koul | 32 of 37 cubes · 59:58 | — |
The PB harvest
48 set · 36 still standing- Ankit A — 2×2 single 0.67: into the top 0.094% of the event's history.
- Kesavan Sreekumar — 3×3 single 8.60: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Milan S. Raj — 2×2 single 1.95: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
- Sanchit Ashish — 4×4 single 32.71: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
- Jaedan Biju Koruthu — 2×2 single 2.39: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
- Mohamed Aarif — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
- Hemvarshan Muthukumar — 2×2 single 2.62: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
- Lukah Ibhru James — 2×2 single 2.63: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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
42 competitors · 160 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. Muhammed Shehzad Khan won it with a 8.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 B' L2 B2 R2 U2 B2 U R2 D L' U2 R' B' F2 R2 D L B2 R2 - 2
D' F B' U' D B2 L D2 B U2 L2 U2 B2 D F2 R2 F2 U' - 3
D B' L D2 F2 L B2 L' F2 D2 U2 L U' F U R' F2 U' L2 - 4
B2 D2 R' F' U D2 L2 F B R2 D F2 U2 F2 R2 D R' U' - 5
B U2 B D F' L' D' B' D2 L B2 D2 R D2 L' B2 U' F2 D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
42 competitors- Aafiyan Ashif Shaikh
- Aaryan S. Jith
- Adharv Krishna Sijin Kumar
- Adithyan A
- Agastya Kataria
- Akshay Siva
- Ankit A
- Ashifa Ashif Shaikh
- Auberon Arun
- Ayesha Bai
- Hariprasad CM
- Hemvarshan Muthukumar
- Ishaan S Vanneri
- Ishaan Sunil
- Ishan Padmanabh
- Jae Park
- Jaedan Biju Koruthu
- Jagat S. Karthik
- Kesavan Sreekumar
- Lakshmipathy Balaji
- Lukah Ibhru James
- Lukhman Abdul Latheef
- Machani Sanjana
- Milan S. Raj
- Mohamed Aarif
- Mohamed Bilal
- Muhammad Yazin
- Muhammed Shehzad Khan
- Niya Prajeesh
- Ritesh R Nair
- Safvan Kadannam Potta
- Sananya Lakshmi
- Sanchit Ashish
- Sannapureddy Pavan Kumar Reddy
- Shanie Kerstin K
- Shreyas Kiran
- Sreehari J R
- Sreekeshav Sudeep
- Sukant Koul
- Udith Nair U
- Varun M
- VP Ajin Sreekumar
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.