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Cochin Monsoon Open 2018

Ernakulam, Kerala · 11 August 2018 · 8 events · 24 competitors · 31 personal bests

Jishnu Jeevan won three of the eight events (2×2, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Allen John by 0.70 seconds. 24 competitors produced 31 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ahmed Ihsan took a 3×3 single of 47.17 down to 25.44, 46 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Jishnu Jeevan — 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.70s
closest final — 3×3, Allen John over Jishnu Jeevan
31
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Allen John8.4710.24
2×2Jishnu Jeevan2.083.71
4×4Jishnu Jeevan37.7843.08
5×5Jishnu Jeevan1:24.401:31.04
3×3 blindfoldedDaniel James1:43.86
3×3 one-handedAllen John12.4315.99
PyraminxSussan Renny3.354.04
SkewbNithish Raju5.038.15

The PB harvest

31 set · 9 still standing
  • Jishnu Jeevan — 2×2 single 2.08: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Pranav Bejoy Satheesh — 2×2 single 3.45: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.
  • Aravind B. Kumar — 3×3 single 17.23: into the top 31.7% of the event's history.
  • Faheem Arif — 3×3 one-handed single 25.24: into the top 34.8% of the event's history.
  • Arjun Anand Mallya — 3×3 one-handed single 27.99: into the top 41.9% of the event's history.
  • Aaryan Nair — 3×3 single 23.07: into the top 48.1% of the event's history.
  • Ahmed Ihsan — 3×3 single 25.44: into the top 53.6% of the event's history.
  • Arjun Anand Mallya — 5×5 single 3:41.74: into the top 88.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

24 competitors · 129 results · 8 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. Allen John won it with a 10.24 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

24 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.