Competitions · India
Ileseum Cube Open 2026
Pune, Maharashtra · 24 May 2026 · 6 events · 46 competitors · 46 personal bests
Hari A. Deepak won the 3×3 with a 7.01 and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Aayush Shah by 0.04 seconds. 46 competitors produced 46 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Spriha Dhote took a Pyraminx single of 7.11 down to 3.16, 56 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Hari A. Deepak | 6.55 | 7.01 |
| 2×2 | Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) | 0.99 | 1.52 |
| 5×5 | Kunal Oak | 49.13 | 50.52 |
| Clock | Imaad Sohel Ajani | 3.83 | 4.67 |
| Pyraminx | Aayush Shah | 2.33 | 2.67 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Joshua Allen Mangalapallil | 8 of 10 cubes · 43:27 | — |
The PB harvest
46 set · 43 still standing- Aayush Shah — Pyraminx single 1.20: into the top 0.15% of the event's history.
- Joshua Allen Mangalapallil — Pyraminx single 1.67: into the top 0.63% of the event's history.
- Aarav Bipin Pote — Pyraminx single 1.78: into the top 0.8% of the event's history.
- Nishit Chauhan — Pyraminx single 1.85: into the top 0.9% of the event's history.
- Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) — 3×3 single 7.12: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Anay Nimish Goray — Pyraminx single 2.46: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
- Kaivalya Rakesh Parange (कैवल्य राकेश पारंगे) — Pyraminx single 2.57: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
- Aksha Shrivastav — Pyraminx single 2.85: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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
46 competitors · 238 results · 6 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. Hari A. Deepak won it with a 7.01 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D2 B' R D' B' R' F2 D L' B' R2 F2 L2 U L2 D' R2 U' L' - 2
B' R L2 D' F2 U' R F' U' B2 U D2 L2 F2 B2 D2 F U' R2 - 3
R2 B D' F2 D2 F2 R2 D2 U R2 D2 R B2 R B U' L F2 L F2 - 4
B2 F2 D' R2 D2 F2 U R2 D' B2 U L U R U' B' F' D' R' B - 5
L2 U' R2 D' B2 D' F2 U B F' D F R2 U2 B2 L D U' L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
46 competitors- Aarav Bipin Pote
- Aaryav Khare
- Aayush Amar Joshi
- Aayush Shah
- Aditya Reddy
- Aksha Shrivastav
- Akshit Shetty
- Anay Nimish Goray
- Anay Shrikar
- Anjor Ghule
- Arghadeep Mukherjee
- Arjun Mahuli
- Arnav Agrawal
- Aryan Bhardwaj
- Avnish Shivaji Narawade
- Avyukt Satarkar
- Ayan Nilesh Padwal
- Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap
- Divam Aggarwal
- Hari A. Deepak
- Harsh Prasad Tagalpallewar
- Harsh Raj
- Imaad Sohel Ajani
- Jay Nikhil Gadgil
- Joshua Allen Mangalapallil
- Kaivalya Rakesh Parange (कैवल्य राकेश पारंगे)
- Kunal Oak
- Kundan Shet
- Neil Paranjpe
- Nishit Chauhan
- Ojas Mahesh Lele
- Om Pradeep Patil
- Om Shroff
- Prayan Laddha
- Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर)
- Saksham Gupta
- Samar Sanket Javalkote
- Samihan Rajurkar
- Sanket Javalkote
- Sarthak Vitthal Ankam
- Shrirang Mahesh Harhare
- Shrivatsa Patil
- Shubham Maharana
- Spriha Dhote
- Tanav Aditya Godbole
- Varun Sathe
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.