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Competitions · India

Ignus Open 2016

Jodhpur, Rajasthan · 28 February 2016 · 6 events · 11 competitors · 8 personal bests

Gaurav Taneja won four of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Gaurav Taneja by 0.81 seconds. 11 competitors produced 8 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Anirudh Pulavarthy took a Pyraminx single of 15.12 down to 9.28, 39 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Gaurav Taneja — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded
0.81s
closest final — 3×3, Gaurav Taneja over Ammar Haider
8
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Gaurav Taneja11.8215.10
2×2Gaurav Taneja4.474.98
4×4Gaurav Taneja50.7453.75
3×3 blindfoldedGaurav Taneja2:39.613:20.25
3×3 one-handedAmmar Haider21.5625.55
PyraminxRanphoa Ngowa8.318.61

The PB harvest

8 set · 3 still standing
  • Ranphoa Ngowa — 4×4 single 57.85: into the top 34.1% of the event's history.
  • Akshay Bapat — 3×3 single 27.21: into the top 57.3% of the event's history.
  • Akshay Bapat — 4×4 single 2:21.47: into the top 89.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. 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

11 competitors · 37 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

11 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.