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Howrah Cube Open 2024

Howrah, West Bengal · 11 May 2024 · 13 events · 62 competitors · 71 personal bests

Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka won five of the 13 events (6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka by 0.02 seconds. 62 competitors produced 71 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 25 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Amey Gaba set the 5×5 single national record: 41.96.

Five wins
Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka — 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Skewb
0.02s
closest final — Skewb, Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka over Sahas Darsh Miglani
71
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Amey Gaba5.198.32
2×2Sourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ)2.413.18
4×4Amey Gaba26.2629.01
5×5Amey Gaba48.7152.37
6×6Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka1:50.361:55.47
7×7Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka2:56.273:04.66
3×3 blindfoldedDhruv Agarwal3:16.24—
3×3 one-handedHitesh Kumar Bhuwalka14.9117.49
ClockArif Mahmud10.3510.65
MegaminxHitesh Kumar Bhuwalka1:05.941:10.57
PyraminxSourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ)2.452.93
SkewbHitesh Kumar Bhuwalka3.895.18
Square-1Arif Mahmud12.6217.13

The PB harvest

71 set · 43 still standing
  • Amey Gaba — 5×5 single 41.96: into the top 0.31% of the event's history.
  • Vadlamudi Harshith — 3×3 single 8.37: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.
  • Anunak Roy — 3×3 single 8.49: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka — 2×2 single 1.84: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
  • Yashwant Mahapatro — 3×3 single 9.95: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
  • Soham Baishya — 2×2 single 2.37: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Soham Baishya — Skewb single 3.49: into the top 7.7% of the event's history.
  • Saral Mudunuri — 3×3 single 10.34: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

25 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

62 competitors · 342 results · 13 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. Amey Gaba won it with a 8.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

62 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.