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Competitions · India

Mumbai Winter Open 2022

Mumbai, Maharashtra · 28 December 2022 · 5 events · 37 competitors · 37 personal bests

Nikhil Soares won the 3×3 with a 8.11 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) by 0.01 seconds. 37 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Aamir Saifee set the 2×2 average national record: 1.43.

5
events decided
0.01s
closest final — 2×2, Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) over Aamir Saifee
37
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nikhil Soares6.718.11
2×2Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर)1.592.04
4×4Siddhesh Pore27.4930.08
3×3 one-handedAryan Chhabra13.0814.24
PyraminxAayush Shah2.383.07

The PB harvest

37 set · 6 still standing
  • Sheldon Rego — 3×3 single 7.91: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Mohammed Aiman Koli — 4×4 single 29.97: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
  • Sheldon Rego — 3×3 one-handed single 13.82: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Eeshan Zele — 4×4 single 37.48: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Bhaktij Patil — 3×3 single 16.38: into the top 29.0% of the event's history.
  • Kavya Chouhan — 4×4 single 1:18.82: into the top 54.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

Three 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

37 competitors · 193 results · 5 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. Nikhil Soares won it with a 8.11 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

37 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.