Competitions · India
Don't Pause in Delhi 2026
New Delhi, Delhi · 4 January 2026 · 5 events · 61 competitors · 45 personal bests
Viraj Dhameja won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Viraj Dhameja by 0.20 seconds. 61 competitors produced 45 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Aarav Prajapati took a 3×3 single of 26.99 down to 14.99, 44 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Viraj Dhameja | 5.62 | 7.45 |
| 2×2 | Viraj Dhameja | 1.90 | 2.29 |
| 4×4 | Aditya Bareja | 22.45 | 24.43 |
| 6×6 | Kunal Oak | 1:33.68 | 1:36.66 |
| 7×7 | Kunal Oak | 2:10.82 | 2:18.80 |
The PB harvest
45 set · 24 still standing- Aniket Ahuja — 2×2 single 0.89: into the top 0.36% of the event's history.
- Hargun Singh Tikku — 4×4 single 25.99: into the top 0.98% of the event's history.
- Kaarnik Jain — 4×4 single 27.26: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Yuvraj Agarwal — 3×3 single 8.52: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
- Arjun Brar — 3×3 single 9.92: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
- Prisha Aggarwal — 7×7 single 3:04.87: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
- Shaurya Varadharajan — 2×2 single 2.81: into the top 12.1% of the event's history.
- Aniket Ahuja — 7×7 single 3:32.43: into the top 20.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve 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
61 competitors · 242 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. Viraj Dhameja won it with a 7.45 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U L2 U2 R' F U F D R2 U B2 D2 R2 B2 L2 U R2 D - 2
L2 B' L' B2 R F2 R' U2 L2 B2 F2 R' F' U F L D' L R' F' - 3
L2 F2 D F2 R2 D B2 D R' B' F2 R U L U R D' B' R2 - 4
B2 U' F' D2 R' D B2 U' L D2 B' L2 B2 D2 B R2 D2 B' L2 - 5
L2 U2 L2 F U2 B D2 R2 B D L U' R2 D' B L B' L' F L
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
61 competitors- Aarav Prajapati
- Aarnav Saurabh Chopra
- Aditya Bareja
- Akul Chhillar
- Ananthan Rajiv
- Aniket Ahuja
- Anjanay Agarwal
- Aritro Sengupta
- Arjun Brar
- Armaan Rai
- Aryan Bhardwaj
- Aryan Malhotra
- Atharv Singh
- Ayaan Kapur
- Ayaansh Mathur
- Cherish Batra
- Chingmak Chang
- Divye Kumar
- Eklavya Goel
- Gaurav Bachani
- Hargun Singh Tikku
- Harshit Shokeen
- Himaksh Nigam
- Ishaan Keshri
- Ishaan Khetrapal
- Ishaan Vatus
- Ivaan Jain
- Jai Mahajan
- Joy Rai
- Kaarnik Jain
- Komal Gupta
- Kunal Oak
- Lav Khator
- Neil Santosh Yadav
- Nevan Jain
- Nikhil Lal
- Parth Kulshrestha
- Pranay Verma
- Prisha Aggarwal
- Rhythm Goel
- Rishaan Malot
- Ritvik Mishra
- Sai Harne
- Shaurya Bhardwaj (शौर्य भारद्वाज)
- Shaurya Varadharajan
- Shourya Keshri
- Shreyaansh Sood
- Snehashish Chakravarti
- Sohaarth Bagga
- Sudhit Yadav
- Susobhan Nath
- Tarun Dagar
- Tejas Grover
- Tejus Yadav
- Vaidik Sihmaar
- Vatsal Kumar
- Veenayak Bhola
- Veeraaj Lekhi
- Vihaan Srivastava
- Viraj Dhameja
- 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.