Competitions · India

DSK Pune Cube Open 2019

Pune, Maharashtra · 19 May 2019 · 5 events · 89 competitors · 72 personal bests

Nikhil Soares won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Aaditya Shreeniwas Pant by 0.20 seconds. 89 competitors produced 72 personal bests, 39 of which still stand today, and 45 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Mihir Dinesh Padte took a 2×2 single of 16.14 down to 6.17, 62 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Nikhil Soares — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.20s

closest final — 2×2, Aaditya Shreeniwas Pant over Advay Sant

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Nikhil Soares	6.95	8.09
2×2	Aaditya Shreeniwas Pant	2.05	2.20
4×4	Nikhil Soares	37.36	41.56
3×3 one-handed	Nikhil Soares	12.65	16.02
Pyraminx	Hrithik Ramnath	2.43	3.22

The PB harvest

72 set · 39 still standing

Advay Sant — 3×3 one-handed single 10.21: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
Aaditya Shreeniwas Pant — 2×2 single 1.29: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
Hrithik Ramnath — Pyraminx single 2.43: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Aaditya Shreeniwas Pant — Pyraminx single 2.80: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Aaditya Shreeniwas Pant — 3×3 single 9.01: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Mrunmai Vidyadhar Bhalerao — 3×3 single 9.86: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
Varad Mandar Gosavi — 2×2 single 2.57: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Rahul Kulkarni — 3×3 one-handed single 18.38: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

45 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

89 competitors · 278 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. Nikhil Soares won it with a 8.09 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

89 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.