Competitions · India
IIT Kanpur Open 2019
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh · 9 March 2019 · 12 events · 25 competitors · 35 personal bests
Paarth Chhabra won six of the twelve events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Paarth Chhabra by 0.39 seconds. 25 competitors produced 35 personal bests, 20 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Harish Dechiraju took a 3×3 Fewest Moves single of 67 moves down to 34 moves, 49 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Paarth Chhabra | 9.33 | 10.18 |
| 2×2 | Paarth Chhabra | 2.17 | 3.28 |
| 4×4 | Debartha Chakraborty | 41.54 | 45.64 |
| 5×5 | Debartha Chakraborty | 1:24.24 | 1:30.89 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Saiyam Jain | 1:00.13 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Debartha Chakraborty | 27 moves | 31.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Paarth Chhabra | 14.88 | 18.61 |
| Megaminx | Paarth Chhabra | 1:10.15 | 1:19.11 |
| Pyraminx | Paarth Chhabra | 5.37 | 6.76 |
| Skewb | Paarth Chhabra | 5.49 | 6.05 |
| Square-1 | Daniel James | 19.22 | 22.22 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Daniel James | 5 of 5 cubes · 30:48 | — |
The PB harvest
35 set · 20 still standing- Debartha Chakraborty — 3×3 single 8.81: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
- Debartha Chakraborty — 2×2 single 2.38: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
- Debartha Chakraborty — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 27 moves: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
- Parth Singh — 2×2 single 2.51: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
- Debartha Chakraborty — Pyraminx single 4.76: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
- Debartha Chakraborty — 4×4 single 41.54: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
- Pranshu Nigam — 3×3 single 12.72: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.
- Anivesh Sahu — 2×2 single 3.44: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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
25 competitors · 204 results · 12 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. Paarth Chhabra won it with a 10.18 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 U2 L' U2 F2 D2 B2 L' D' F2 D' F2 D' B' D2 U2 L' D' U' - 2
B2 D' R2 B' L F B L2 D F D2 F U2 R2 F' D2 F2 L2 F B2 - 3
F2 R2 U F2 D2 L2 D2 U2 F R2 F' D R2 F2 D' L B F U' - 4
D2 B L2 U2 F D2 L2 F R' D U2 B L2 D2 F L F2 D' U2 - 5
R2 B L D R D B' L' F R' D2 F2 B2 R2 F2 L2 U' B2 U2 D'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
25 competitors- Anivesh Sahu
- Ashwin Dadoo
- Daniel James
- Debartha Chakraborty
- Edelbert Rex
- Harish Dechiraju
- Ishita Kanodia
- Israr Rizvi
- Kirishikesh Vijaianand
- Kisha Singh
- Netravat Pendsey
- Paarth Chhabra
- Pabba Kaustubh
- Parth Singh
- Pranshu Nigam
- Rishabh Tamhane
- Rishav Goyal
- Rohan Abhay Joshi
- Rudram Dushe
- Saiyam Jain
- Sathvik Bhagavan
- Shyam Shah
- Smruti Sekhar Behera
- Soham Ghosal
- Yadunandan Sharma
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.