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Cubing Returns Raipur 2024

Raipur, Chhattisgarh · 21 January 2024 · 5 events · 44 competitors · 52 personal bests

Gaurav Kumar won two of the five events (2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by S Sai Rohan by 0.17 seconds. 44 competitors produced 52 personal bests, 34 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Ayush Saha took a 2×2 single of 16.03 down to 4.91, 69 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Gaurav Kumar — 2×2, Pyraminx
0.17s
closest final — Skewb, S Sai Rohan over Gaurav Kumar
52
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Darsh9.4011.27
2×2Gaurav Kumar1.632.27
4×4Ghanshyam Sahu38.2844.18
PyraminxGaurav Kumar2.424.23
SkewbS Sai Rohan2.855.99

The PB harvest

52 set · 34 still standing
  • Gaurav Kumar — Pyraminx single 2.42: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
  • S Sai Rohan — Pyraminx single 2.57: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • S Sai Rohan — Skewb single 2.85: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
  • Darsh — 3×3 single 9.27: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
  • Bhavya Jain — Pyraminx single 3.80: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Ishaan Manish Jaisinghani — 3×3 single 10.14: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
  • Shourya Upadhyay — Pyraminx single 4.54: into the top 10.5% of the event's history.
  • Bhavya Relwani — 3×3 single 11.04: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

44 competitors · 222 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. Darsh won it with a 11.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

44 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.