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Malabar Open 2017

Kannur, Kerala · 14 January 2017 · 4 events · 39 competitors · 19 personal bests

Manu Sasidharan won the 3×3 with a 10.83 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Safvan Kadannam Potta by 0.06 seconds. 39 competitors produced 19 personal bests, 3 of which still stand today, and 23 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Hari Shankar took a 2×2 single of 7.94 down to 3.99, 50 percent better in one day.

4
events decided
0.06s
closest final — 2×2, Safvan Kadannam Potta over Venkatesh Sambhubhat
19
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Manu Sasidharan8.6010.83
2×2Safvan Kadannam Potta3.684.41
3×3 blindfoldedAkula Pavan Kumar2:37.68
3×3 one-handedVenkatesh Sambhubhat18.1619.46

The PB harvest

19 set · 3 still standing
  • Manu Sasidharan — 3×3 single 8.60: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Hari Shankar — 2×2 single 3.99: into the top 26.4% of the event's history.
  • Sachin Madhavankutty — 3×3 single 18.59: into the top 35.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

23 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 23,482 people who made their debut in 2017. 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

39 competitors · 131 results · 4 events.

Everyone who competed

39 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.