Competitions · India

MoT Cube Open 2026

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · 9 May 2026 · 9 events · 71 competitors · 71 personal bests

Ankit A won three of the nine events (2×2, 4×4, Clock) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Pranay by 0.08 seconds. 71 competitors produced 71 personal bests, 65 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Johan Deepak Paul took a Clock single of 1:18.63 down to 36.16, 54 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Ankit A — 2×2, 4×4, Clock

0.08s

closest final — Pyraminx, Pranay over Nirmal Reddy

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Muhammed Shehzad Khan	7.51	8.26
2×2	Ankit A	1.47	2.67
4×4	Ankit A	35.06	39.44
3×3 blindfolded	Sukesh Kumar	52.64	—
3×3 one-handed	Ritesh R Nair	14.86	16.42
Clock	Ankit A	5.31	5.91
Pyraminx	Pranay	3.04	4.45
Skewb	Ritesh R Nair	3.04	3.49
3×3 Multi-Blind	Daniel M. James	5 of 5 cubes · 36:11	—

The PB harvest

71 set · 65 still standing

Smijo P. Abraham (സ്മിജോ പി എബ്രഹാം) — Pyraminx single 3.24: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Sreekeshav Sudeep — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
VP Ajin Sreekumar — 3×3 one-handed single 16.44: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
Udith Nair U — Pyraminx single 4.98: into the top 13.0% of the event's history.
Mohamed Aarif — 3×3 one-handed single 17.44: into the top 13.7% of the event's history.
Muhammad Yazin — Pyraminx single 5.22: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
Shreyas Kiran — Skewb single 4.53: into the top 14.7% of the event's history.
Diyan Malik — 3×3 single 12.40: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

71 competitors · 383 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

71 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.