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Competitions · India

Inquivesta Cube Open 2025

Mohanpur, West Bengal · 9 February 2025 · 10 events · 19 competitors · 24 personal bests

Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka won eight of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka by 0.34 seconds. 19 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka set the 5×5 average national record: 49.53.

Eight wins
Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 3×3 one-handed, Clock, Pyraminx, Skewb
0.34s
closest final — 3×3, Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka over Rachit Soni
24
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka8.659.99
2×2Rachit Soni1.482.03
4×4Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka25.6132.52
5×5Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka43.9849.53
6×6Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka1:34.381:36.57
3×3 one-handedHitesh Kumar Bhuwalka12.7414.89
ClockHitesh Kumar Bhuwalka8.388.82
MegaminxNirnoy Barma58.561:01.98
PyraminxHitesh Kumar Bhuwalka4.436.48
SkewbHitesh Kumar Bhuwalka5.035.42

The PB harvest

24 set · 14 still standing

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

19 competitors · 109 results · 10 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. Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka won it with a 9.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

19 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.