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Drishti Cube Open 2017

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · 19 March 2017 · 6 events · 36 competitors · 40 personal bests

Saravanan Gowthaman won two of the six events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Saravanan Gowthaman by 1.04 seconds. 36 competitors produced 40 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Dhayaalan Raju took a 4×4 single of 4:06.55 down to 1:26.52, 65 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Saravanan Gowthaman — 2×2, 4×4
1.04s
closest final — 2×2, Saravanan Gowthaman over Karthikeyan Eswaran
40
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Vimal Adit10.6113.06
2×2Saravanan Gowthaman3.934.66
4×4Saravanan Gowthaman47.7759.52
3×3 blindfoldedHari Anirudh28.78
3×3 one-handedKrishnam Raju Gadiraju15.4019.31
PyraminxSachin Arvind4.005.15

The PB harvest

40 set · 11 still standing
  • Jatin Justus — 3×3 single 10.47: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Karthikeyan Eswaran — 3×3 one-handed single 19.39: into the top 18.9% of the event's history.
  • Karthikeyan Eswaran — Pyraminx single 6.52: into the top 24.0% of the event's history.
  • Karthikeyan Eswaran — 4×4 single 51.72: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.
  • Sachin Arvind — 3×3 one-handed single 24.68: into the top 33.4% of the event's history.
  • Karthik Raj Kannan — 2×2 single 4.68: into the top 35.2% of the event's history.
  • Shantanu Nathan — 4×4 single 1:01.24: into the top 37.8% of the event's history.
  • Abin Frank — 2×2 single 4.97: into the top 39.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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

36 competitors · 149 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

36 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.