Competitions · India
Malabar Cubing Clash 2026
Malappuram, Kerala · 11 July 2026 · 10 events · 36 competitors · 32 personal bests
Kunal Oak won five of the ten events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Akhil Vikram by 0.32 seconds. 36 competitors produced 32 personal bests, 29 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Arpita K took a 2×2 single of 27.95 down to 10.62, 62 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Akhil Vikram | 4.47 | 7.12 |
| 2×2 | Akhil Vikram | 1.18 | 2.02 |
| 4×4 | Kunal Oak | 27.65 | 29.80 |
| 5×5 | Kunal Oak | 49.14 | 50.84 |
| 6×6 | Kunal Oak | 1:31.44 | 1:34.70 |
| 7×7 | Kunal Oak | 2:12.73 | 2:24.00 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Kunal Oak | 12.37 | 14.04 |
| Megaminx | Hari A. Deepak | 48.98 | 52.53 |
| Skewb | Ritesh R Nair | 2.65 | 3.33 |
| Square-1 | Ankit A | 13.26 | 19.29 |
The PB harvest
32 set · 29 still standing- Akhil Vikram — 3×3 single 4.47: into the top 0.045% of the event's history.
- Smijo P. Abraham (സ്മിജോ പി എബ്രഹാം) — Megaminx single 48.04: into the top 4.3% of the event's history.
- Aadhav Vikram — 2×2 single 2.48: into the top 8.7% of the event's history.
- Ritesh R Nair — Megaminx single 1:01.38: into the top 10.7% of the event's history.
- Kunal Oak — Skewb single 4.18: into the top 12.2% of the event's history.
- Ankit A — Square-1 single 13.26: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
- Zaeem Abdullah Naseef (സഈം അബ്ദുല്ലാഹ് നസീഫ്) — Square-1 single 14.78: into the top 15.9% of the event's history.
- Sreehari J R — 3×3 one-handed single 19.30: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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 · 234 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. Akhil Vikram won it with a 7.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B U B' L' F' U2 R2 B D2 U2 B' D' R2 B' R2 U R' D - 2
U2 F' R' F B' R U2 D F' D' B' L2 F U2 R2 F D2 L2 F - 3
R U R' D' F2 U F2 L2 U2 F2 R2 D2 R' F U2 B U2 L' U - 4
U2 L' U' B' R2 L' B U' D2 B U B2 U' B2 D2 R2 B2 D' B2 - 5
B2 R2 F L2 U2 B D2 F D2 B L' D R U B' L D' B2 R' B2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
36 competitors- Aadhav Vikram
- Agney Sreejith
- Ahaan Hadi Afsal
- Akhil Vikram
- Akshay Siva
- Amina Diyana
- Ankit A
- Arpita K
- Arun Kannan
- Ayaad Sathar Velakot
- Devajkrishna PK
- Dheeran Rathish
- Ehan Backer
- Emin Jamshi
- Gyan D
- Hari A. Deepak
- Ilan Karim Thalakkat Imtiaz
- Kunal Oak
- Madhav AS
- Muhammed Nahwan
- Muhammed Razal T
- Muhammed Shehzad Khan
- P Dhananjay
- Ritesh R Nair
- Safvan Kadannam Potta
- Samanyu Prasanth Thoppil
- Sanjay Kumar
- Shanvi Neha Nireshkumar
- Sharvesh B
- Smijo P. Abraham (സ്മിജോ പി എബ്രഹാം)
- Sreehari J R
- Suhaan Anna Ashish
- Taamir Areepetta Mannil
- Tesvin Raju Therattil
- Zaeem Abdullah Naseef (സഈം അബ്ദുല്ലാഹ് നസീഫ്)
- Zahyan Sajad
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.