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Mumbai Winter Open 2025

Mumbai, Maharashtra · 28 December 2025 · 4 events · 31 competitors · 16 personal bests

Shubham Maharana won two of the four events (3×3, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) by 0.09 seconds. 31 competitors produced 16 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Anay Thakur took a Pyraminx single of 24.01 down to 7.88, 67 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Shubham Maharana — 3×3, 4×4
0.09s
closest final — 2×2, Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) over Satya Bhavesh Gala
16
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shubham Maharana6.887.98
2×2Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर)0.962.05
4×4Shubham Maharana30.7933.27
PyraminxImaad Sohel Ajani2.182.45

The PB harvest

16 set · 11 still standing
  • Prayansh Vimal — 4×4 single 27.83: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Dhruv M. Sheth — 3×3 single 7.80: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Rahul Dutta — 4×4 single 31.42: into the top 3.7% of the event's history.
  • Anish Kanvinde — 2×2 single 1.85: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
  • James Gonsalves — 4×4 single 39.42: into the top 11.4% of the event's history.
  • Imaad Sohel Ajani — 3×3 single 13.04: into the top 17.6% of the event's history.
  • Anay Thakur — 3×3 single 17.97: into the top 34.0% of the event's history.
  • Anay Thakur — Pyraminx single 7.88: into the top 35.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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

31 competitors · 111 results · 4 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. Shubham Maharana won it with a 7.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

31 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.