Competitions · India

P3 Grand Open 2014

Hyderabad, Telangana · 28 June 2014 · 6 events · 131 competitors · 109 personal bests

Bhargav Narasimhan won three of the six events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Arvind Tatiparti by 0.24 seconds. 131 competitors produced 109 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 62 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Kabyanil Talukdar set the 3×3 blindfolded single national record: 32.70.

Three wins

Bhargav Narasimhan — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.24s

closest final — 3×3, Arvind Tatiparti over Kabyanil Talukdar

109

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Arvind Tatiparti	8.82	10.57
2×2	Bhargav Narasimhan	2.28	3.02
4×4	Bhargav Narasimhan	42.50	49.46
3×3 blindfolded	Kabyanil Talukdar	32.70	—
3×3 one-handed	Bhargav Narasimhan	13.06	14.83
Pyraminx	Bhanu Savan Kodam	3.13	4.92

The PB harvest

109 set · 38 still standing

Bhanu Savan Kodam — 3×3 single 11.15: into the top 10.9% of the event's history.
Aakash Puttige — 2×2 single 3.28: into the top 17.5% of the event's history.
Pranav Ram — Pyraminx single 5.83: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.
Kaushik Prabhu — 2×2 single 3.61: into the top 21.6% of the event's history.
Raaed Ahmed — 2×2 single 3.69: into the top 22.6% of the event's history.
Kaushik Prabhu — 3×3 one-handed single 21.61: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
Arvind Tatiparti — 4×4 single 52.28: into the top 27.5% of the event's history.
Raaed Ahmed — 3×3 one-handed single 23.44: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

62 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

131 competitors · 430 results · 6 events.

Everyone who competed

131 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.