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Indian Open Rubik's Cube 2011

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh · 17 February 2011 · 7 events · 48 competitors · 51 personal bests

Sumit Sarkar won three of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Pulkit Bansal by 0.26 seconds. 48 competitors produced 51 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 29 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sumit Sarkar took a 5×5 single of 8:50.61 down to 2:09.18, 76 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Sumit Sarkar — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.26s
closest final — 3×3, Pulkit Bansal over Prashant Swarnkar
51
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Pulkit Bansal12.6914.42
2×2Rahul Kadukar5.276.23
4×4Sumit Sarkar1:09.811:12.07
5×5Sumit Sarkar2:09.182:19.27
3×3 blindfoldedRahul Kadukar3:13.68
3×3 one-handedSumit Sarkar29.8433.64
3×3 Multi-BlindDhanayush Raninga1 of 2 cubes · 14:33

The PB harvest

51 set · 21 still standing
  • Dishan Gupta — 3×3 single 15.71: into the top 26.8% of the event's history.
  • Ambuj Singh — 2×2 single 4.11: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
  • Vaibhav Singhal — 3×3 single 17.02: into the top 31.0% of the event's history.
  • Nikhil Pangarkar — 2×2 single 4.63: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.
  • Nikhil Pangarkar — 3×3 single 18.58: into the top 35.9% of the event's history.
  • Sourabh Bhave — 2×2 single 4.94: into the top 38.6% of the event's history.
  • Pulkit Bansal — 3×3 one-handed single 29.47: into the top 45.4% of the event's history.
  • Shruti Ranjan Satapathy — 3×3 single 23.59: into the top 49.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

29 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,302 people who made their debut in 2011. 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

48 competitors · 175 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

48 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.