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Competitions · India

Oculus Cube Open 2023

Mumbai, Maharashtra · 25 March 2023 · 17 events · 153 competitors · 202 personal bests

Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) won three of the 17 events (3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Yug Patel (युग पटेल) by 0.23 seconds. 153 competitors produced 202 personal bests, 70 of which still stand today, and 42 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Neil Gour set the Clock average national record: 5.19.

Three wins
Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) — 3×3 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.23s
closest final — 3×3 one-handed, Yug Patel (युग पटेल) over Bhargav Narasimhan
202
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Yug Patel (युग पटेल)7.778.27
2×2Aamir Saifee1.551.76
4×4Aarav Gandhi29.0932.40
5×5Aarav Gandhi52.721:00.00
6×6Prakhar Tiwari1:45.901:54.99
7×7Prakhar Tiwari2:31.942:37.73
3×3 blindfoldedAbhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)28.3631.90
3×3 Fewest MovesShivam Bansal24 moves31.67
3×3 one-handedYug Patel (युग पटेल)11.5112.87
ClockNeil Gour4.415.19
MegaminxArnav Adani43.6444.35
PyraminxAayush Shah2.393.00
SkewbArnav Adani3.424.67
Square-1Parth Chhugani11.0914.17
4×4 blindfoldedMohammed Aiman Koli2:57.283:14.30
5×5 blindfoldedAbhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)11:26.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindAbhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)12 of 15 cubes · 53:04—

The PB harvest

202 set · 70 still standing
  • Shantanu Awale — 3×3 single 7.08: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Vandan Gohil — 3×3 single 7.09: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
  • Parth Chhugani — Pyraminx single 3.00: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
  • Rajesh Mhatre — 3×3 single 9.23: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • James Gonsalves — Pyraminx single 3.89: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Bhavya Goyal — Skewb single 3.50: into the top 7.8% of the event's history.
  • Arnav Adani — Pyraminx single 4.11: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Pranav Chirag Shah — 3×3 single 10.98: into the top 10.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

42 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

153 competitors · 885 results · 17 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. Yug Patel (युग पटेल) won it with a 8.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

153 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.