Competitions · India

Delhi Cube Open 2026

New Delhi, Delhi · 28 February 2026 · 10 events · 106 competitors · 123 personal bests

Sukant Koul won two of the ten events (5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Tanish Saxena by 0.10 seconds. 106 competitors produced 123 personal bests, 75 of which still stand today, and 24 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Joy Rai took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:03.98 down to 23.76, 63 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Sukant Koul — 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind

0.10s

closest final — 3×3, Tanish Saxena over Kunal Oak

123

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Tanish Saxena	6.67	7.92
2×2	Aniket Ahuja	1.49	2.34
5×5	Kunal Oak	43.88	47.66
3×3 one-handed	Harsh Arvind Shelwatkar	11.07	12.48
Clock	Shrey Relan	3.68	4.34
Megaminx	Arghy Shravast	36.39	41.02
Pyraminx	Bhavya Kant Vikram	2.27	2.73
Skewb	Prisha Aggarwal	2.32	2.94
5×5 blindfolded	Sukant Koul	6:51.68	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Sukant Koul	35 of 40 cubes · 58:56	—

The PB harvest

123 set · 75 still standing

Sahil Ansari — 3×3 single 7.61: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Aryan Bhardwaj — 3×3 single 8.29: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Ilampozhil E — 3×3 one-handed single 12.51: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
Ridhaan Garg — 3×3 single 8.60: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Jasman Singh — 3×3 one-handed single 12.93: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
Sidhan Keswani — Skewb single 2.87: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Prisha Aggarwal — 3×3 single 8.94: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Pranay Verma — 2×2 single 2.03: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

24 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

106 competitors · 594 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. Tanish Saxena won it with a 7.92 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

106 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.