Competitions · India

KCT Matrix Cube Open 2022

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu · 31 July 2022 · 6 events · 70 competitors · 78 personal bests

Santha Ruban won two of the six events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Sai Mrudhun (சாய் மிருதுன்) by 0.02 seconds. 70 competitors produced 78 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Mohamed Arif took a Square-1 single of 1:37.03 down to 15.85, 84 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Santha Ruban — 2×2, 4×4

0.02s

closest final — Pyraminx, Sai Mrudhun (சாய் மிருதுன்) over Mohamed Bilal

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Hari A. Deepak	8.30	10.05
2×2	Santha Ruban	3.09	3.59
4×4	Santha Ruban	31.21	36.58
5×5	Pranav Prabhu	1:04.67	1:12.29
Pyraminx	Sai Mrudhun (சாய் மிருதுன்)	3.53	4.48
Square-1	Sukant Koul	11.12	13.78

The PB harvest

78 set · 22 still standing

Santha Ruban — 4×4 single 31.21: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Devnarayan K. Subhash — 3×3 single 8.58: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Kesavan Venkada — 2×2 single 2.29: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Ashwath Saran — 2×2 single 2.29: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Kevin Maran — 3×3 single 10.35: into the top 8.5% of the event's history.
Arjuna Sundar — 3×3 single 10.71: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
Devnarayan K. Subhash — 4×4 single 39.15: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Mohammed Razal — 3×3 single 12.74: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. 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

70 competitors · 261 results · 6 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. Hari A. Deepak won it with a 10.05 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

70 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.