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Competitions · India

IISER-K Autumn Open 2023

Mohanpur, West Bengal · 26 August 2023 · 8 events · 29 competitors · 46 personal bests

Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka won four of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Debanjan Poddar by 0.03 seconds. 29 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aditya Dey took a Pyraminx single of 13.69 down to 5.81, 58 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Debanjan Poddar over Sourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ)
46
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka9.7010.02
2×2Debanjan Poddar2.953.64
4×4Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka30.0234.13
5×5Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka57.371:01.40
3×3 one-handedHitesh Kumar Bhuwalka17.8018.98
ClockSpondon Nath9.9211.65
MegaminxTegan Jain1:00.021:04.59
PyraminxSourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ)3.064.06

The PB harvest

46 set · 21 still standing
  • Spondon Nath — 3×3 one-handed single 14.45: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
  • Sohom Sengupta — 3×3 single 9.88: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Yash Jakhmola — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Srijan Sarkar — 3×3 single 11.46: into the top 12.0% of the event's history.
  • Kirit Biswas — 2×2 single 3.02: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
  • Srijan Sarkar — 2×2 single 3.45: into the top 19.6% of the event's history.
  • Srijan Sarkar — 3×3 one-handed single 21.86: into the top 25.6% of the event's history.
  • Kirit Biswas — 3×3 single 16.76: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

29 competitors · 180 results · 8 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. Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka won it with a 10.02 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

29 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.