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Indian Open 2014

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh · 7 March 2014 · 11 events · 29 competitors · 53 personal bests

Akash Rupela won nine of the eleven events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Akash Rupela by 0.42 seconds. 29 competitors produced 53 personal bests, 40 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Akash Rupela set the 4×4 single national record: 37.48.

Nine wins
Akash Rupela — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx, Pyraminx, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.42s
closest final — 2×2, Akash Rupela over Gaurav Taneja
53
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Akash Rupela8.9710.31
2×2Akash Rupela3.934.10
4×4Akash Rupela37.4846.21
5×5Akash Rupela1:25.061:33.70
3×3 blindfoldedAkash Rupela1:58.752:01.51
3×3 Fewest MovesShrey Singhal44 moves50.33
3×3 one-handedAkash Rupela19.0821.16
MegaminxAkash Rupela1:32.611:43.41
PyraminxAkash Rupela5.756.70
Square-1Ayush Kumar19.1425.54
3×3 Multi-BlindAkash Rupela7 of 7 cubes · 48:50

The PB harvest

53 set · 40 still standing
  • Ayush Kumar — 3×3 one-handed single 16.62: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Gaurav Taneja — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 31 moves: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
  • Sushant Mehrotra — 2×2 single 3.40: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
  • Kailash Kumar — 3×3 single 13.56: into the top 19.4% of the event's history.
  • Pritam Kumar Patra — 3×3 single 14.11: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
  • Pranjul Gupta — 3×3 single 14.16: into the top 21.5% of the event's history.
  • Kailash Kumar — 2×2 single 3.61: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
  • Pranav Maneriker — 3×3 single 14.71: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

29 competitors · 239 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

29 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.