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Cube Mahotsav 2018

Lalitpur · 25 August 2018 · 13 events · 53 competitors · 95 personal bests

Ujjawal Pabreja won eight of the 13 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Anup Adhikari by 0.25 seconds. 53 competitors produced 95 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Abhash Rajbhandari set the 3×3 with feet single national record: 1:19.20.

Eight wins
Ujjawal Pabreja — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx
0.25s
closest final — Pyraminx, Anup Adhikari over Ankit Sanjel
95
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ujjawal Pabreja7.578.39
2×2Ujjawal Pabreja2.032.96
4×4Ujjawal Pabreja26.5127.92
5×5Ujjawal Pabreja1:13.001:16.87
6×6Ujjawal Pabreja2:09.002:23.34
3×3 blindfoldedAchyut Kayastha2:11.73—
3×3 Fewest MovesUjjawal Pabreja26 moves29.33
3×3 one-handedUjjawal Pabreja9.6113.22
MegaminxUjjawal Pabreja58.151:02.16
PyraminxAnup Adhikari4.125.32
SkewbAnup Adhikari4.375.79
Square-1Aniket Kanth12.9122.90
3×3 with feetAbhash Rajbhandari1:19.202:00.59

The PB harvest

95 set · 37 still standing
  • Samir Bikram Dhami — Pyraminx single 3.68: into the top 6.2% of the event's history.
  • Surav Krishna Shrestha — Pyraminx single 4.16: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
  • Aniket Kanth — Square-1 single 12.91: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Risab Subedi — Skewb single 4.42: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Aniket Kanth — 2×2 single 3.02: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
  • Risab Subedi — 3×3 one-handed single 17.87: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
  • Adrim Thapa Magar — Pyraminx single 5.38: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
  • Manjil Karmacharya — 4×4 single 45.29: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Nine 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

12 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

53 competitors · 339 results · 13 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. Ujjawal Pabreja won it with a 8.39 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

53 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.