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Nepal Open 2018

Dhulikhel · 23 November 2018 · 15 events · 92 competitors · 73 personal bests

Aryan Chhabra won seven of the 15 events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Aryan Chhabra by 0.06 seconds. 92 competitors produced 73 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 43 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Achyut Kayastha set the 3×3 Multi-Blind single national record: 5 of 7 cubes · 49:02.

Seven wins
Aryan Chhabra — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 one-handed
0.06s
closest final — 2×2, Aryan Chhabra over Surav Krishna Shrestha
73
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Aryan Chhabra8.199.14
2×2Aryan Chhabra2.673.93
4×4Aryan Chhabra32.1233.81
5×5Aryan Chhabra1:08.951:15.26
6×6Aryan Chhabra2:21.472:30.94
7×7Aryan Chhabra3:20.413:37.00
3×3 blindfoldedAkash Rupela1:05.68—
3×3 Fewest MovesAvishek Prajapati37 moves39.00
3×3 one-handedAryan Chhabra15.2818.56
MegaminxAkash Rupela57.451:05.15
PyraminxAnup Adhikari4.464.83
SkewbAbhash Rajbhandari4.495.43
Square-1Anup Adhikari17.8623.58
3×3 Multi-BlindAchyut Kayastha5 of 7 cubes · 49:02—
3×3 with feetRajin Shrestha1:13.321:25.49

The PB harvest

73 set · 30 still standing
  • Avishek Prajapati — 3×3 single 9.59: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
  • Surav Krishna Shrestha — 4×4 single 37.84: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
  • Anis Bhujel — 3×3 single 13.52: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
  • Surav Krishna Shrestha — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 32 moves: into the top 20.4% of the event's history.
  • Aniket Kanth — 3×3 single 14.28: into the top 21.9% of the event's history.
  • Avishek Prajapati — Megaminx single 1:21.78: into the top 23.0% of the event's history.
  • Anis Bhujel — 2×2 single 3.75: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
  • Kenish Shrestha — Skewb single 5.94: into the top 25.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

43 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

13 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

92 competitors · 446 results · 15 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. Aryan Chhabra won it with a 9.14 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

92 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.