Competitions · India
Cubing Returns Nagpur 2025
Nagpur, Maharashtra · 16 February 2025 · 5 events · 43 competitors · 33 personal bests
Ojas Nimaje won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Pranav Dandgaval by 0.15 seconds. 43 competitors produced 33 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 28 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Sparsh Khushal Taori took a 2×2 single of 20.09 down to 4.08, 80 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ojas Nimaje | 7.37 | 8.98 |
| 2×2 | Ojas Nimaje | 2.69 | 3.25 |
| 4×4 | Ayser Alam Khan | 41.58 | 45.53 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ojas Nimaje | 13.13 | 14.93 |
| Pyraminx | Pranav Dandgaval | 4.44 | 5.84 |
The PB harvest
33 set · 22 still standing- Ojas Nimaje — 3×3 single 7.37: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
- Kartavya Samat — 3×3 single 8.61: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Tanishq Gawai — 3×3 single 8.97: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
- Ayser Alam Khan — 3×3 one-handed single 13.40: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
- Kartavya Samat — 2×2 single 2.21: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
- Ayser Alam Khan — 4×4 single 41.58: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
- Reyansh Gupta — 2×2 single 3.42: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
- Kartavya Samat — 3×3 one-handed single 20.11: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
First-timers
28 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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
43 competitors · 162 results · 5 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. Ojas Nimaje won it with a 8.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B' R2 D2 F R2 D2 F2 L' U L' U' B' R2 D' B' U' R' F2 - 2
U' B' R L2 B2 R2 F2 D' B2 U B2 L2 U2 L' F2 L' B U' B L' - 3
F D2 L' F D F2 D F2 L' U2 F U' R2 U' F2 U' B2 D2 - 4
L F' U2 R2 F' D R2 U' L2 F' D2 R' D2 F2 L B2 L2 F2 B' - 5
D2 F R' D' B' U2 D2 B L B U2 R L2 B2 U2 L' B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
43 competitors- Aaditya Amit Birewar
- Aayush Jadhav
- Abhinav Rahul Tiple
- Adwaith Lanjewar
- Anish Sanjay Dayani
- Anvay Atul Hemke
- Arnav Udapure
- Atharv Gutgutia
- Ayser Alam Khan
- Bharadwaj Kotha
- Bhargav Amol Ingle
- Daksh Rajiv Kothale
- Divyansh Khapekar
- Gauri Ashish Shende
- Haripriya Ravi Karia
- Himanshu Pravin Dekate
- Jayant Jeswani
- Kaant Sachin Deshpande
- Kartavya Samat
- Kishore P. Chandra
- Krutika Kuntal Zade
- Manthan Nilesh Ramteke
- Mohd Asad Ahmad
- Nikhar Jain
- Ojas Harihar Sonkusare
- Ojas Nimaje
- Pranav Dandgaval
- Pratyush Chowdhury
- Purav Jain
- Rajveer Dharmadeep Gaikwad
- Reyansh Gupta
- Rugved Prafulla Kukde
- Saanidhya S. Siddhawar
- Sahil Meshram
- Samarth Gajanan Kadam
- Sarvesh Prasad
- Saumyajeet Rai
- Shashwat Sawai
- Sparsh Khushal Taori
- Swarn Pravin Salve
- Tanishq Gawai
- Ved Dulariya
- Viaan Chowdhury
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.