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Competitions · India

IISER-K Spring Open 2023

Mohanpur, West Bengal · 4 February 2023 · 8 events · 39 competitors · 39 personal bests

Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka won four of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Sayak Moulic by 0.03 seconds. 39 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Deep Gopinath Kasar took a 3×3 single of 1:29.90 down to 39.06, 57 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Sayak Moulic over Aarya Biswas
39
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Aarya Biswas8.9010.05
2×2Sayak Moulic2.503.75
4×4Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka35.0236.08
5×5Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka1:00.561:07.99
3×3 blindfoldedSayak Moulic1:14.88
3×3 one-handedHitesh Kumar Bhuwalka18.6320.77
PyraminxSourayan Chanda (সৌরায়ন চন্দ)4.805.85
SkewbHitesh Kumar Bhuwalka4.006.94

The PB harvest

39 set · 13 still standing
  • Pritam Kumar — 3×3 single 11.58: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Rudra Sharma — 3×3 single 11.67: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
  • Sharanya Bhowmik — Pyraminx single 5.48: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
  • Pritam Kumar — 5×5 single 1:23.18: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
  • Pritam Kumar — 4×4 single 50.20: into the top 25.0% of the event's history.
  • Raakesh M — 3×3 single 16.62: into the top 29.8% of the event's history.
  • Sudhin Saha — 3×3 single 17.80: into the top 33.5% of the event's history.
  • Shirsho Chakrabartty — 3×3 single 18.15: into the top 34.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

39 competitors · 196 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

39 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.