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Competitions · India

Indian Nationals 2018

Mumbai, Maharashtra · 25 May 2018 · 18 events · 348 competitors · 568 personal bests

Shivam Bansal won four of the 18 events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Arnav Arora by 0.21 seconds. 348 competitors produced 568 personal bests, 196 of which still stand today, and 89 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Arnav Arora set the 2×2 average continental record: 1.57.

Four wins
Shivam Bansal — 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 4×4 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.21s
closest final — 2×2, Arnav Arora over Aaditya Shreeniwas Pant
568
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Vijay Kishore7.988.59
2×2Arnav Arora1.161.69
4×4Aryan Chhabra29.1234.09
5×5Anish Rajesh51.2557.02
6×6Anish Rajesh1:48.691:53.68
7×7Anish Rajesh2:36.802:47.06
3×3 blindfoldedShivam Bansal28.4430.58
3×3 Fewest MovesShivam Bansal29 moves30.33
3×3 one-handedSripad Sarma Katrapati11.1112.74
ClockSaravanan Gowthaman5.877.87
MegaminxNikhil Soares40.9246.60
PyraminxAniket Das2.082.51
SkewbChetan Roger Dhanjal2.443.35
Square-1Alaik Bhatia10.9312.47
4×4 blindfoldedShivam Bansal3:13.90—
5×5 blindfoldedAbhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)6:29.74—
3×3 Multi-BlindShivam Bansal44 of 48 cubes · 58:56—
3×3 with feetAdithyaa Anand32.2440.81

The PB harvest

568 set · 196 still standing
  • Advay Sant — Skewb single 2.03: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Pradeep Sudakar — Skewb single 2.48: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Kush Girap — Skewb single 2.61: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
  • Aaryan Shah — 2×2 single 2.00: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
  • Kaustubh Vasudevan — Skewb single 3.05: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Saravanan Gowthaman — Skewb single 3.08: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Avaneesh Ashish Dikey — 2×2 single 2.13: into the top 5.7% of the event's history.
  • Arvind Tatiparti — 2×2 single 2.17: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

89 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

9 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

348 competitors · 2535 results · 18 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. Vijay Kishore won it with a 8.59 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

348 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.