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Phoenix Cube Challenge 2022

Mumbai, Maharashtra · 25 June 2022 · 10 events · 133 competitors · 174 personal bests

Akshaansh Chilakapati won two of the ten events (5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Aamir Saifee by 0.01 seconds. 133 competitors produced 174 personal bests, 44 of which still stand today, and 60 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Kaivalya Rakesh Parange (कैवल्य राकेश पारंगे) took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:58.41 down to 24.41, 79 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Akshaansh Chilakapati — 5×5, 6×6
0.01s
closest final — 4×4, Aamir Saifee over Akshaansh Chilakapati
174
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Nikhil Soares7.158.50
2×2Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर)1.451.93
4×4Aamir Saifee31.7633.14
5×5Akshaansh Chilakapati58.681:04.52
6×6Akshaansh Chilakapati1:50.651:58.07
7×7Aarav Gandhi2:56.493:04.39
3×3 blindfoldedMohammed Aiman Koli23.01—
3×3 one-handedPranav Gadge9.0410.61
PyraminxMohammed Aiman Koli2.223.23
SkewbMoksh Patel3.223.52

The PB harvest

174 set · 44 still standing
  • Bhavya Goyal — 4×4 single 26.26: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
  • Nikhil Soares — 4×4 single 26.67: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
  • Aamir Saifee — Pyraminx single 2.28: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Omkar Chavan — 3×3 single 7.71: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
  • Mohammed Aiman Koli — 3×3 blindfolded single 23.01: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
  • Shantanu Awale — 3×3 one-handed single 12.88: into the top 4.2% of the event's history.
  • Aditya Ganesh — 3×3 single 9.60: into the top 6.4% of the event's history.
  • Sangram Raorane — Pyraminx single 3.90: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

60 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. 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

133 competitors · 795 results · 10 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 8.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

133 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.