Competitions · India
Patna Cube Challenge 2026
Patna, Bihar · 15 August 2026 · 11 events · 34 competitors · 47 personal bests
Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka won six of the eleven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka by 0.06 seconds. 34 competitors produced 47 personal bests, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 7.23 | 8.72 |
| 2×2 | Arghy Shravast | 2.68 | 3.25 |
| 4×4 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 24.11 | 29.79 |
| 5×5 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 41.43 | 49.28 |
| 6×6 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 1:06.61 | 1:27.29 |
| 7×7 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 2:03.22 | 2:20.19 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 11.93 | 15.83 |
| Clock | Rupam Das (रूपम दास) | 4.99 | 6.74 |
| Megaminx | Arghy Shravast | 30.96 | 40.00 |
| Pyraminx | Sougata Giri | 2.44 | 4.97 |
| Skewb | Arghy Shravast | 3.88 | 6.40 |
The PB harvest
47 set · 47 still standing- Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka — 6×6 single 1:06.61: into the top 0.074% of the event's history.
- Arghy Shravast — Megaminx single 30.96: into the top 0.28% of the event's history.
- Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka — 4×4 single 24.11: into the top 0.52% of the event's history.
- Sougata Giri — Pyraminx single 2.44: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
- Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka — Megaminx single 42.29: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Sparsh Pathak (स्पर्श पाठक) — Pyraminx single 2.61: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Rupam Das (रूपम दास) — Clock single 4.99: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
- Rupam Das (रूपम दास) — 5×5 single 58.12: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Twelve 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
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
34 competitors · 226 results · 11 events.
Everyone who competed
34 competitors- Adrit Bhardwaj
- Advik Sharma
- Amritansh Patel
- Aniket Raj
- Ankit Kumar
- Anubhav Kumar
- Aradhy Manas
- Arghy Shravast
- Aryan Raj
- Atharv Kumar
- Aviral Pathak
- Ayaan Ali Ahmad
- Ayush Anand
- Hammad Ali Ahmad
- Harsh Ranjan
- Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka
- Ishan Akhtar
- Junaid Ekhlaque
- Kaarnik Jain
- Md Faraaz
- Md Fuzail
- Mohammad Sultan Irshad
- Priyanshu Raj
- Purab Kumar
- Rewant Bharti
- Rishu Raj
- Rupam Das (रूपम दास)
- Shaurya Prakash
- Shlok Prakash Singh
- Shreyansh Kumar
- Sougata Giri
- Sparsh Pathak (स्पर्श पाठक)
- Tanush Tanay
- Vivaan Todi
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.