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Indian Open 2018

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh · 17 March 2018 · 12 events · 36 competitors · 55 personal bests

Ujjawal Pabreja won four of the twelve events (3×3, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Ujjawal Pabreja by 0.35 seconds. 36 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aabhas Mathur took a Pyraminx single of 12.15 down to 4.32, 64 percent better in one day.

Four wins
Ujjawal Pabreja — 3×3, 5×5, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed
0.35s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Ujjawal Pabreja over Akash Rupela
55
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ujjawal Pabreja6.539.36
2×2Priyanshu Kumar2.453.41
4×4Shivam Bansal34.4937.67
5×5Ujjawal Pabreja1:12.391:16.56
3×3 blindfoldedShivam Bansal31.37
3×3 Fewest MovesUjjawal Pabreja32 moves32.00
3×3 one-handedUjjawal Pabreja13.1617.02
MegaminxHargun Singh Tikku1:01.171:04.15
PyraminxShivam Bansal2.714.40
SkewbHargun Singh Tikku3.794.79
Square-1Akash Rupela14.4821.68
3×3 Multi-BlindShivam Bansal42 of 46 cubes · 59:53

The PB harvest

55 set · 17 still standing
  • Akash Rupela — 3×3 one-handed single 11.74: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
  • Arjun Srivastava — 3×3 single 11.40: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
  • Lakshay Sharma — 3×3 one-handed single 17.55: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
  • Priyanshu Kumar — Megaminx single 1:08.78: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Sujatro Bhadra — Skewb single 5.11: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
  • Achint Mathur — Pyraminx single 6.21: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
  • Lakshay Sharma — 5×5 single 1:37.91: into the top 33.8% of the event's history.
  • Aabhas Mathur — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 6 of 6 cubes · 56:50: into the top 34.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.

The field

36 competitors · 312 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

36 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.