Competitions · India
Cubing Returns to Kolkata 2026
Kolkata, West Bengal · 17 May 2026 · 6 events · 46 competitors · 47 personal bests
Sourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ) won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Sourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ) by 0.23 seconds. 46 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 41 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Aditya Dey took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:34.32 down to 32.05, 66 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Sourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ) | 8.17 | 9.13 |
| 2×2 | Sourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ) | 1.95 | 2.59 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Sourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ) | 13.59 | 16.82 |
| Clock | Yuvraj Agarwal | 5.76 | 7.17 |
| Pyraminx | Aditya Dey | 2.90 | 3.35 |
| Skewb | Simran Hossain | 4.80 | 6.10 |
The PB harvest
47 set · 41 still standing- Yuvraj Agarwal — Pyraminx single 2.12: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Sourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ) — 3×3 single 8.17: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
- Aryan Nigam — 3×3 single 8.22: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
- Yuvraj Agarwal — 2×2 single 1.87: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
- Yuvraj Agarwal — 3×3 single 8.73: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
- Advit Srivastava — 3×3 single 9.04: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
- Sourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ) — 3×3 one-handed single 13.59: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Nirnoy Barma — 3×3 single 9.99: into the top 7.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
14 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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
46 competitors · 225 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. Sourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ) won it with a 9.13 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D2 B' F2 R2 U2 B2 L B2 R' F2 L' D R D2 U' B' D2 B' U2 - 2
D R L' B L' B U F' L B2 L' B2 L F2 L F2 U B2 U - 3
L U2 L' D2 R2 D2 B2 L U2 F' D L' U2 B' L2 D' B D2 B - 4
R' F' L' B' R2 U B2 U2 B2 F2 D' F' U' R' D2 R D2 R - 5
L' U L F2 L R2 D2 B2 D2 F D B L2 U' F' L B' U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
46 competitors- Abhiraj Das
- Aditya Dalmia
- Aditya Dey
- Advit Srivastava
- Akshay Keswani
- Arghadeep Mukherjee
- Aripan Biswas
- Aritra Majee
- Arya Bhowmick
- Aryan Nigam
- Aryesh Guha
- Asmik Tanush
- Bishwajeet Marandi
- Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka
- Hriman Biswas
- Ishaan Chowdhury
- Ishita Darnal
- Junaid Ekhlaque
- Karan Gudgud
- Mantra Patel
- Mohanish Kumar Majhi
- Mukul Das (मुकुल दास)
- Nirnoy Barma
- Nondinee Biswas
- Prithwish Pal
- Priyanshu Raj
- Riyanssh Khanduja
- Rupam Das (रूपम दास)
- Sambit Sarkar
- Samriddhi Samanta
- Samyabrata Ghosh
- Sangbed Paul
- Sathwik Bhojnagarwala
- Satwik Sen
- Sayak Bose
- Sayan Bhattacharyya
- Shresth Singh
- Shreyans Sarkar
- Shrihan Singh
- Siddhartha Samanta
- Simran Hossain
- Sohan Bhattacharyya
- Sougata Giri
- Sourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ)
- Spandan Barua
- Yuvraj Agarwal
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.