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Gujarat Cube Days 2017

Anand, Gujarat · 22 July 2017 · 11 events · 70 competitors · 46 personal bests

Akash Rupela won four of the eleven events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) by 0.11 seconds. 70 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 48 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Shubham Pranav Bhavsar took a Pyraminx single of 38.01 down to 14.75, 61 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Akash Rupela — 3×3, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed
0.11s
closest final — 4×4, Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) over Manan Patel
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Akash Rupela6.969.49
2×2Jash Tejas Shah3.364.34
4×4Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)44.2044.90
5×5Akash Rupela1:18.511:23.08
6×6Akash Rupela2:42.172:50.73
7×7Manan Patel4:39.604:55.67
3×3 blindfoldedAbhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)35.6040.41
3×3 Fewest MovesShresth Shah62 moves—
3×3 one-handedAkash Rupela14.6117.79
PyraminxAmaan Shahana5.435.91
SkewbRudraan Shah11.3112.35

The PB harvest

46 set · 16 still standing
  • Ankush Kumar — 2×2 single 2.95: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
  • Nischay Vakil — 3×3 single 14.22: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
  • Udbhav Srivastava — 2×2 single 3.88: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
  • Nandish Champaneria — 2×2 single 4.83: into the top 37.2% of the event's history.
  • Arkit Ray — Skewb single 7.80: into the top 39.8% of the event's history.
  • Manan Patel — 7×7 single 4:39.60: into the top 44.4% of the event's history.
  • Arkit Ray — 3×3 single 21.90: into the top 45.2% of the event's history.
  • Arkit Ray — Pyraminx single 9.92: into the top 52.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

48 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

70 competitors · 350 results · 11 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. Akash Rupela won it with a 9.49 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.