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Competitions · India

Oculus Cube Open 2020

Mumbai, Maharashtra · 1 February 2020 · 11 events · 191 competitors · 179 personal bests

Sheldon Rego won three of the eleven events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Mohammed Aiman Koli by 0.09 seconds. 191 competitors produced 179 personal bests, 74 of which still stand today, and 90 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Nirmit Pravin Shelki took a 3×3 single of 39.12 down to 17.90, 54 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Sheldon Rego — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7
0.09s
closest final — Pyraminx, Mohammed Aiman Koli over Nikhil Soares
179
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nikhil Soares7.818.31
2×2Shubham Maharana1.561.91
4×4Bhavya Goyal30.0634.54
5×5Sheldon Rego1:01.771:05.63
6×6Sheldon Rego1:40.111:45.69
7×7Sheldon Rego2:25.552:34.05
3×3 blindfoldedMohammed Aiman Koli28.0429.72
3×3 one-handedBhargav Narasimhan10.0211.68
ClockNishad Khade6.288.10
MegaminxNikhil Soares39.8543.49
PyraminxMohammed Aiman Koli2.903.70

The PB harvest

179 set · 74 still standing
  • Mohammed Aiman Koli — Pyraminx single 1.99: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Purab Shah — Pyraminx single 3.44: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
  • Chinmay Prabhu — Pyraminx single 4.09: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • James Gonsalves — Clock single 7.72: into the top 13.8% of the event's history.
  • Siddharth Chhatbar — 3×3 one-handed single 17.60: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
  • Pulkit Piyush Chavda — 3×3 single 12.49: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
  • Aarav Gandhi — Pyraminx single 5.45: into the top 16.1% of the event's history.
  • Meharpal Singh Bhatti — 3×3 single 13.31: into the top 18.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

90 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 4,608 people who made their debut in 2020. 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

191 competitors · 816 results · 11 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 8.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

191 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.