Competitions · India

Cubing Returns to PCMC 2025

Pune, Maharashtra · 8 March 2025 · 10 events · 73 competitors · 80 personal bests

Aarav Gandhi won two of the ten events (4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kalidindi Hardhik Varma by 0.24 seconds. 73 competitors produced 80 personal bests, 35 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Joshua Allen Mangalapallil took a Square-1 single of 24.65 down to 13.12, 47 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Aarav Gandhi — 4×4, 5×5

0.24s

closest final — 3×3, Kalidindi Hardhik Varma over Shrivatsa Patil

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kalidindi Hardhik Varma	6.17	7.94
2×2	Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap	1.83	2.06
4×4	Aarav Gandhi	26.67	28.60
5×5	Aarav Gandhi	44.88	52.44
3×3 one-handed	Harsh Arvind Shelwatkar	11.74	12.65
Clock	Joshua Allen Mangalapallil	4.09	5.50
Megaminx	Sukant Koul	46.61	50.94
Pyraminx	Dhairya Chiragbhai Dave	1.66	2.46
Skewb	Joshua Allen Mangalapallil	3.16	4.42
Square-1	Pranav Dandgaval	9.70	11.67

The PB harvest

80 set · 35 still standing

Shrivatsa Patil — 3×3 single 5.12: into the top 0.14% of the event's history.
Shrivatsa Patil — 3×3 one-handed single 10.43: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Ojas Mahesh Lele — Clock single 4.82: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Samarth Jaiswal — 3×3 single 9.12: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Shrivatsa Patil — 4×4 single 33.69: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Aayush Shah — Clock single 5.46: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Shubham Maharana — Square-1 single 9.96: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Dhruv Chanchani — 2×2 single 2.35: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 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

73 competitors · 471 results · 10 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. Kalidindi Hardhik Varma won it with a 7.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

73 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.