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Chennai Mathematical Institute Open 2012

Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu · 6 October 2012 · 11 events · 73 competitors · 76 personal bests

Nikhil Mande won three of the eleven events (2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Nikhil Mande by 0.48 seconds. 73 competitors produced 76 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 47 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Dharmesh Shahu set the 3×3 single national record: 10.15.

Three wins
Nikhil Mande — 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves
0.48s
closest final — 2×2, Nikhil Mande over Akula Pavan Kumar
76
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Dharmesh Shahu10.9112.35
2×2Nikhil Mande4.475.09
4×4Dharmesh Shahu46.2757.10
5×5Gaurav Taneja1:43.961:47.93
3×3 blindfoldedNikhil Mande1:35.75
3×3 Fewest MovesNikhil Mande31 moves
3×3 one-handedBhargav Narasimhan18.0319.69
PyraminxSwaminathan Chandrasekaran6.407.32
Square-1Vinit Nalhe25.4132.08
4×4 blindfoldedSiva Shanmukh Vetcha
3×3 Multi-BlindAkula Pavan Kumar2 of 2 cubes · 11:24

The PB harvest

76 set · 8 still standing
  • Sukesh Subaharan — 2×2 single 1.46: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • Raghuram Venkatesan — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Ambuj Singh — 3×3 single 11.90: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
  • Pradeep John — 3×3 single 13.11: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
  • Shakthi Prassadh — 3×3 single 20.97: into the top 42.6% of the event's history.
  • Sajidh Kareem — 3×3 one-handed single 40.27: into the top 65.6% of the event's history.
  • Girish Bhatia — 4×4 single 2:25.65: into the top 90.7% of the event's history.
  • Rizwan Kareem — 2×2 single 24.96: into the top 97.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

47 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

73 competitors · 322 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

73 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.