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Indian Open 2012

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh · 27 January 2012 · 8 events · 46 competitors · 63 personal bests

Sumit Sarkar won three of the eight events (4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ambuj Singh by 0.73 seconds. 46 competitors produced 63 personal bests, 25 of which still stand today, and 20 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Satyajit Das set the 2×2 single national record: 2.61.

Three wins
Sumit Sarkar — 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 one-handed
0.73s
closest final — 2×2, Ambuj Singh over Satyajit Das
63
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Pulkit Bansal12.5815.14
2×2Ambuj Singh5.305.54
4×4Sumit Sarkar59.311:09.60
5×5Sumit Sarkar1:53.002:03.69
3×3 blindfoldedAyush Kumar4:14.03
3×3 one-handedSumit Sarkar22.0625.12
MegaminxVaibhav Singhal3:14.063:53.48
PyraminxBhanu Savan Kodam3.936.64

The PB harvest

63 set · 25 still standing
  • Satyajit Das — 2×2 single 2.61: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
  • Pulkit Bansal — 3×3 single 11.66: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
  • Sumit Sarkar — 3×3 one-handed single 22.06: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
  • Satyajit Das — 3×3 single 16.97: into the top 30.9% of the event's history.
  • Sumit Sarkar — 2×2 single 4.81: into the top 36.9% of the event's history.
  • Vaibhav Singhal — 3×3 one-handed single 27.71: into the top 41.2% of the event's history.
  • Vaibhav Singhal — 2×2 single 5.69: into the top 47.5% of the event's history.
  • Nikhil Pangarkar — 3×3 one-handed single 32.21: into the top 51.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

20 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,376 people who made their debut in 2012. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

46 competitors · 227 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

46 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.