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Cubing at Punnamada 2023

Alappuzha, Kerala · 6 May 2023 · 5 events · 42 competitors · 55 personal bests

Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Muhammad Shayan by 0.08 seconds. 42 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Muhammad Shayan took a Pyraminx single of 11.21 down to 4.59, 59 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.08s
closest final — Pyraminx, Muhammad Shayan over Muhammad Rayyan
55
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer8.819.09
2×2Kevin Maran2.033.21
3×3 one-handedSidharth Thachilath Sudheer10.2114.56
PyraminxMuhammad Shayan4.596.48
SkewbSmijo P. Abraham (സ്മിജോ പി എബ്രഹാം)4.194.77

The PB harvest

55 set · 18 still standing
  • Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer — 2×2 single 1.59: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Kevin Maran — 2×2 single 2.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
  • Gautham Gopinath — 2×2 single 2.41: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
  • Nithish Raju — Pyraminx single 4.43: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
  • Ayaan V. Shafeeq — 2×2 single 3.22: into the top 16.8% of the event's history.
  • Milan Vishnu — 3×3 single 13.50: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
  • Nithish Raju — 3×3 one-handed single 20.79: into the top 22.7% of the event's history.
  • Sarang KM — 3×3 single 14.76: into the top 23.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

42 competitors · 166 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. Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer won it with a 9.09 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

42 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.