Competitions · India

Indian Cube Challenge BLR 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka · 27 June 2026 · 8 events · 156 competitors · 192 personal bests

Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ) won three of the eight events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Akhil Vikram by 0.15 seconds. 156 competitors produced 192 personal bests, 159 of which still stand today, and 40 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka set the 5×5 single national record: 38.60.

Three wins

Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ) — 4×4, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.15s

closest final — 3×3, Akhil Vikram over Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ)

192

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Akhil Vikram	6.25	7.11
2×2	Naren Ramesh	1.31	1.71
4×4	Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ)	21.33	25.92
5×5	Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka	38.60	45.54
3×3 one-handed	Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ)	9.93	12.48
Clock	Abhiram Sudershan	3.84	4.32
Megaminx	Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ)	35.85	41.33
Skewb	Sahas Darsh Miglani	2.39	2.72

The PB harvest

192 set · 159 still standing

Sahas Darsh Miglani — Skewb single 1.47: into the top 0.41% of the event's history.
Sriram Kartik Pillutla — 3×3 single 6.14: into the top 0.57% of the event's history.
Ankit A — Clock single 2.87: into the top 0.59% of the event's history.
Ramcharan Putta — 3×3 single 7.15: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Zion Zimmy — 2×2 single 1.44: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Rishwik Dara — 3×3 single 7.51: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Vishesh Shetty — 3×3 single 7.52: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.
Abhiram Sudershan — Clock single 3.84: into the top 2.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

40 people 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

156 competitors · 861 results · 8 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. Akhil Vikram won it with a 7.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1L B2 R2 D2 R' B2 D' L2 B R2 B U2 B2 U2 F' U2 D B L'
2D L' U2 R2 D' R2 U2 L2 B2 R2 D' F' L R B L D' B D2
3L' B' D' B2 R D2 R D2 F2 D2 B2 R' F' U' L' D' U' B' F2
4L D R' D' F2 U' B R' D' F2 B2 D2 R D2 R L F2 D2
5B2 U' B2 U' R2 F2 U2 F2 D F2 U2 B' L' B' L' U L' F2 U R'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

156 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.