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Kshitij Open 2014

Kharagpur, West Bengal · 1 February 2014 · 11 events · 20 competitors · 30 personal bests

Akash Rupela won five of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, Clock) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Kabyanil Talukdar by 1.10 seconds. 20 competitors produced 30 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Akash Rupela set the 4×4 single national record: 37.69.

Five wins
Akash Rupela — 3×3, 4×4, Clock, Megaminx, Skewb
1.10s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Kabyanil Talukdar over Akash Rupela
30
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Akash Rupela9.9811.66
2×2Kabyanil Talukdar2.313.03
4×4Akash Rupela38.7048.18
5×5Shubham Kumar1:29.891:32.67
6×6Shubham Kumar3:32.633:35.32
3×3 blindfoldedKabyanil Talukdar1:08.35
3×3 one-handedKabyanil Talukdar15.5316.94
ClockAkash Rupela14.1926.04
MegaminxAkash Rupela1:29.481:40.83
PyraminxShubham Kumar5.066.46
SkewbAkash Rupela9.7311.50

The PB harvest

30 set · 6 still standing
  • Shubhayan Kabir — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:49.67: into the top 29.9% of the event's history.
  • Bhavya Tomar — 3×3 single 21.16: into the top 43.2% of the event's history.
  • Bhavya Tomar — 4×4 single 1:22.75: into the top 58.1% of the event's history.
  • Ankush Kumar — 6×6 single 3:42.84: into the top 59.7% of the event's history.
  • Shikhar Mohan — Megaminx single 2:50.63: into the top 70.5% of the event's history.
  • Akash Gupta — 3×3 single 1:59.48: into the top 99.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

20 competitors · 146 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

20 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.