Competitions · India

Indian Cube Challenge 2013

Hyderabad, Telangana · 19 July 2013 · 17 events · 178 competitors · 159 personal bests

Bhargav Narasimhan won four of the 17 events (2×2, 4×4, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Bhanu Savan Kodam by 0.24 seconds. 178 competitors produced 159 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 129 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Akash Rupela set the 3×3 single national record: 8.33.

Four wins

Bhargav Narasimhan — 2×2, 4×4, Megaminx, 4×4 blindfolded

0.24s

closest final — Pyraminx, Bhanu Savan Kodam over Swaminathan Chandrasekaran

159

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Dharmesh Shahu	10.74	11.52
2×2	Bhargav Narasimhan	2.31	3.16
4×4	Bhargav Narasimhan	44.76	52.94
5×5	Akash Rupela	1:28.22	1:33.09
6×6	Gaurav Taneja	3:10.90	3:23.02
7×7	Akash Rupela	4:44.44	5:09.03
3×3 blindfolded	Nikhil Mande	1:12.65	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Nikhil Mande	37 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Dharmesh Shahu	17.25	19.54
Clock	Siddharth Shah	13.06	16.07
Megaminx	Bhargav Narasimhan	1:10.89	1:20.53
Pyraminx	Bhanu Savan Kodam	2.94	6.08
Square-1	Vinit Nalhe	28.16	29.17
4×4 blindfolded	Bhargav Narasimhan	9:38.84	—
5×5 blindfolded	Nikhil Mande	—	—
3×3 Multi-Blind	Vivek Prasad Mada	6 of 6 cubes · 49:07	—
3×3 with feet	Daniel James	1:15.69	1:20.82

The PB harvest

159 set · 30 still standing

Bhanu Savan Kodam — Pyraminx single 2.94: into the top 3.4% of the event's history.
Nikhil Mande — 3×3 one-handed single 19.36: into the top 18.8% of the event's history.
Bhanu Savan Kodam — 2×2 single 3.56: into the top 20.9% of the event's history.
P S Naveen — 3×3 single 15.76: into the top 27.0% of the event's history.
Andhol Shravan Kumar — 3×3 single 18.57: into the top 35.8% of the event's history.
Dharmesh Shahu — 5×5 single 1:48.30: into the top 41.4% of the event's history.
Vel Raam — 3×3 one-handed single 27.98: into the top 41.9% of the event's history.
Pranav Maneriker — 3×3 one-handed single 28.11: into the top 42.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

129 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

16 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

178 competitors · 929 results · 17 events.

Everyone who competed

178 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.