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Indian Nationals 2023

Shillong, Meghalaya · 15 December 2023 · 16 events · 78 competitors · 153 personal bests

Shivam Bansal won four of the 16 events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Veenayak Bhola by 0.15 seconds. 78 competitors produced 153 personal bests, 48 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Amey Gaba set the 4×4 single national record: 24.31.

Four wins
Shivam Bansal — 3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.15s
closest final — Pyraminx, Veenayak Bhola over Hrishikesh Kakati
153
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Aryan Chhabra6.346.89
2×2Tarak Sai Musunuri2.362.85
4×4Amey Gaba24.3129.70
5×5Aarav Gandhi51.4754.81
6×6Kunal Oak1:32.541:35.65
7×7Kunal Oak2:18.202:22.09
3×3 blindfoldedShivam Bansal29.6029.78
3×3 one-handedSaseeth Srilok Majeti12.2013.25
ClockNeil Gour4.115.60
MegaminxArghy Shravast47.9254.78
PyraminxVeenayak Bhola1.843.21
SkewbPrisha Aggarwal3.163.83
Square-1Nevan Jain10.3012.16
4×4 blindfoldedShivam Bansal4:14.38—
5×5 blindfoldedShivam Bansal7:52.93—
3×3 Multi-BlindShivam Bansal27 of 30 cubes · 45:54—

The PB harvest

153 set · 48 still standing
  • Arghy Shravast — Skewb single 1.47: into the top 0.41% of the event's history.
  • Nevan Jain — 3×3 single 6.38: into the top 0.75% of the event's history.
  • Nishad Khade — Skewb single 1.91: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Pranav Dandgaval — Pyraminx single 2.20: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
  • Tarak Sai Musunuri — Skewb single 2.15: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Saseeth Srilok Majeti — 4×4 single 28.38: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
  • Tegan Jain — 3×3 single 7.89: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Kaarnik Jain — 2×2 single 1.79: into the top 3.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

78 competitors · 951 results · 16 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. Aryan Chhabra won it with a 6.89 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

78 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.