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Howrah Cube Open 2022

Howrah, West Bengal · 4 September 2022 · 6 events · 47 competitors · 47 personal bests

Aryan Chhabra won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Aryan Chhabra by 0.03 seconds. 47 competitors produced 47 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Dhruv Rana took a 3×3 single of 54.49 down to 11.03, 80 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Aryan Chhabra — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Aryan Chhabra over Paarth Chhabra
47
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Aryan Chhabra7.948.66
2×2Aryan Chhabra2.603.44
4×4Aryan Chhabra31.9034.06
5×5Aryan Chhabra1:00.931:06.01
3×3 one-handedRibin Abraham12.4715.38
PyraminxDhruv Rana4.716.98

The PB harvest

47 set · 11 still standing
  • Ayush Patnaik — 2×2 single 1.65: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Samay Saini — 3×3 single 8.88: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
  • Dhruv Rana — 3×3 single 11.03: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
  • Somya Srivastava — Pyraminx single 4.94: into the top 12.8% of the event's history.
  • Yash Jakhmola — 3×3 one-handed single 17.16: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
  • Pranay Das — 3×3 single 12.25: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
  • Nitin Kar — Pyraminx single 6.88: into the top 26.9% of the event's history.
  • Pranay Das — 3×3 one-handed single 22.73: into the top 28.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. 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

47 competitors · 224 results · 6 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. Aryan Chhabra won it with a 8.66 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

47 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.