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Competitions · India

Cubing Kerala Adaar Open 2018

Alappuzha, Kerala · 21 April 2018 · 6 events · 26 competitors · 34 personal bests

Allen John won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Aman Abdulsalam by 0.19 seconds. 26 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Pranav Bejoy Satheesh took a 4×4 single of 2:36.88 down to 1:12.18, 54 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Allen John — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.19s
closest final — 4×4, Aman Abdulsalam over Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer
34
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Allen John9.8710.53
2×2Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer2.003.74
4×4Aman Abdulsalam43.7047.21
3×3 blindfoldedDaniel James1:07.94
3×3 one-handedAllen John11.4015.31
PyraminxSai Mrudhun (சாய் மிருதுன்)3.254.19

The PB harvest

34 set · 8 still standing

First-timers

Six 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

26 competitors · 118 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. Allen John won it with a 10.53 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

26 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.