Competitions · India

Indian Cube Challenge 2017

Bengaluru, Karnataka · 20 October 2017 · 15 events · 103 competitors · 148 personal bests

Anish Rajesh won seven of the 15 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Rohan Reddy Melachervu by 0.25 seconds. 103 competitors produced 148 personal bests, 61 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Arnav Anand took a Pyraminx single of 42.43 down to 14.67, 65 percent better in one day.

Seven wins

Anish Rajesh — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves

0.25s

closest final — Pyraminx, Rohan Reddy Melachervu over Rithvik Ganesh

148

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Anish Rajesh	8.63	9.07
2×2	Anish Rajesh	1.83	2.23
4×4	Anish Rajesh	33.74	34.87
5×5	Anish Rajesh	53.72	57.70
6×6	Anish Rajesh	2:09.35	2:18.36
7×7	Anish Rajesh	2:40.65	2:49.19
3×3 blindfolded	Aniketh Arya	2:00.77	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Anish Rajesh	31 moves	35.67
3×3 one-handed	Akash Rupela	14.27	17.65
Clock	Shlok Mongia	9.24	9.98
Megaminx	Akash Rupela	1:03.44	1:08.07
Pyraminx	Rohan Reddy Melachervu	3.05	4.46
Skewb	Sidharth Sudhir	2.85	4.16
Square-1	Daniel James	14.23	19.62
3×3 with feet	Daniel James	54.06	58.75

The PB harvest

148 set · 61 still standing

Gagan Prasad — Pyraminx single 2.89: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Arjun Paranthaman — 3×3 single 8.43: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Rohan Reddy Melachervu — Pyraminx single 3.05: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Aniketh Arya — 2×2 single 2.26: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
Arjun Paranthaman — 3×3 one-handed single 14.82: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
Sidharth Sudhir — 2×2 single 2.43: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Rohan Reddy Melachervu — 2×2 single 2.58: into the top 9.7% of the event's history.
Arjun Paranthaman — Skewb single 3.92: into the top 10.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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

103 competitors · 747 results · 15 events.

Everyone who competed

103 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.