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Cult A Way Cube Open 2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · 9 February 2020 · 6 events · 47 competitors · 35 personal bests

Muhammed Shehzad Khan won two of the six events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Vijay Raju Varkey by 0.14 seconds. 47 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aswin Raj took a Pyraminx single of 7.05 down to 4.12, 42 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Muhammed Shehzad Khan — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed
0.14s
closest final — 2×2, Vijay Raju Varkey over Albin Joseph
35
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Muhammed Shehzad Khan9.0910.81
2×2Vijay Raju Varkey3.383.97
4×4Adithya Benoy52.2356.88
3×3 blindfoldedDaniel James2:30.40
3×3 one-handedMuhammed Shehzad Khan16.9719.00
PyraminxAkhil Kota3.133.72

The PB harvest

35 set · 18 still standing
  • Vishnu Jayan — 3×3 single 9.86: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Aswin Raj — Pyraminx single 4.12: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
  • Mohammed Riaz — 3×3 single 13.79: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Rohith Krishna — 3×3 single 14.26: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
  • Lukhman Abdul Latheef — 3×3 one-handed single 21.40: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
  • Mohammed Riaz — 2×2 single 4.07: into the top 27.4% of the event's history.
  • Rayhaan Francis Roy — Pyraminx single 7.15: into the top 29.1% of the event's history.
  • Harinarayanan B. Sajitha — 3×3 single 16.52: into the top 29.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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

47 competitors · 157 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. Muhammed Shehzad Khan won it with a 10.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

47 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.