Competitions · India
IIT Roorkee Cube Open 2013
Haridwar, Uttarakhand · 23 March 2013 · 7 events · 19 competitors · 27 personal bests
Ayush Kumar won four of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ayush Kumar by 0.30 seconds. 19 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and nine people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ammar Haider took a Pyraminx single of 16.52 down to 4.72, 71 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ayush Kumar | 12.40 | 13.50 |
| 2×2 | Ayush Kumar | 3.81 | 5.38 |
| 4×4 | Gaurav Taneja | 51.53 | 1:00.13 |
| 5×5 | Gaurav Taneja | 1:32.73 | 1:44.43 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Ayush Kumar | 1:26.26 | 2:31.46 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ayush Kumar | 18.43 | 22.79 |
| Pyraminx | Ammar Haider | 4.72 | 9.59 |
The PB harvest
27 set · 13 still standing- Shashank Baveja — 2×2 single 2.79: into the top 11.9% of the event's history.
- Shashank Baveja — 3×3 single 13.83: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
- Sagar Takker — 3×3 single 15.00: into the top 24.4% of the event's history.
- Shashank Baveja — 4×4 single 1:14.16: into the top 50.8% of the event's history.
- Shashank Baveja — 3×3 blindfolded single 3:31.68: into the top 61.4% of the event's history.
- Shashank Baveja — 5×5 single 2:32.22: into the top 66.8% of the event's history.
- Gaurav Sharma — 3×3 single 34.19: into the top 69.3% of the event's history.
- Shashank Baveja — 3×3 one-handed single 45.11: into the top 71.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Nine people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 6,160 people who made their debut in 2013. 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
19 competitors · 84 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
19 competitorsReading 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.