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Competitions · India

Cubing Kerala Aleppey Open 2018

Alappuzha, Kerala · 17 November 2018 · 7 events · 17 competitors · 23 personal bests

Saravanan Gowthaman won three of the seven events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Clock) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Muhammed Shehzad Khan by 0.32 seconds. 17 competitors produced 23 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Saravanan Gowthaman set the Clock single national record: 4.48.

Three wins
Saravanan Gowthaman — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Clock
0.32s
closest final — 2×2, Muhammed Shehzad Khan over Saravanan Gowthaman
23
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Muhammed Shehzad Khan9.3411.80
2×2Muhammed Shehzad Khan1.933.60
4×4Saravanan Gowthaman31.2537.90
3×3 blindfoldedAnil Kumar1:37.842:09.18
3×3 Fewest MovesGobu C. Babu42 moves
3×3 one-handedSaravanan Gowthaman13.5618.95
ClockSaravanan Gowthaman4.486.30

The PB harvest

23 set · 8 still standing
  • Saravanan Gowthaman — Clock single 4.48: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Saravanan Gowthaman — 3×3 one-handed single 13.56: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
  • Gobu C. Babu — 3×3 single 10.21: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Anusanth Santhosh — 3×3 single 11.58: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Gobu C. Babu — 3×3 one-handed single 16.95: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Anusanth Santhosh — 4×4 single 45.02: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
  • Gobu C. Babu — 2×2 single 3.50: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Midhun Raj — Clock single 9.94: into the top 24.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

Five 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

17 competitors · 91 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

17 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.