Competitions · India

Only 3x3s in Hyderabad May 2026

Hyderabad, Telangana · 2 May 2026 · 5 events · 46 competitors · 17 personal bests

Akshaansh Chilakapati won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 Fewest Moves) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Akshaansh Chilakapati by 0.01 seconds. 46 competitors produced 17 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Udayan Latha Ramamurthi took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 4:24.07 down to 1:05.68, 75 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Akshaansh Chilakapati — 3×3, 3×3 Fewest Moves

0.01s

closest final — 3×3, Akshaansh Chilakapati over Harsh Arvind Shelwatkar

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Akshaansh Chilakapati	7.44	9.63
3×3 blindfolded	Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)	30.78	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Akshaansh Chilakapati	30 moves	32.33
3×3 one-handed	Harsh Arvind Shelwatkar	11.16	11.76
3×3 Multi-Blind	Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)	16 of 16 cubes · 50:57	—

The PB harvest

17 set · 11 still standing

Akshaansh Chilakapati — 3×3 single 6.32: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
Taneesh Ilapakurthi — 3×3 single 9.09: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
Akshaansh Chilakapati — 3×3 blindfolded single 50.20: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
Dev Ravindra Munvar — 3×3 single 11.92: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
Udayan Latha Ramamurthi — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:05.68: into the top 14.8% of the event's history.
Varun Reddy Tindi — 3×3 single 13.46: into the top 19.1% of the event's history.
Dev Ravindra Munvar — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 36 moves: into the top 33.6% of the event's history.
Ramagopal Krishnan — 3×3 one-handed single 28.29: into the top 42.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

46 competitors · 173 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. Akshaansh Chilakapati won it with a 9.63 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

46 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.