Competitions · India
Plenty O' Pauses Finprov 2025
Alappuzha, Kerala · 10 August 2025 · 7 events · 10 competitors · 10 personal bests
Vaishnav Nitesh won three of the seven events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Vaishnav Nitesh by 0.09 seconds. 10 competitors produced 10 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and one people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Ritesh R Nair took a Square-1 single of 33.32 down to 25.77, 23 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | Vaishnav Nitesh | 1:05.87 | 1:14.54 |
| 6×6 | Vaishnav Nitesh | 2:13.25 | 2:25.41 |
| 7×7 | Vaishnav Nitesh | 3:25.74 | 3:42.44 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Ritesh R Nair | 4:03.43 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Ritesh R Nair | 12.04 | 15.32 |
| Megaminx | Smijo P. Abraham (സ്മിജോ പി എബ്രഹാം) | 56.62 | 1:01.01 |
| Square-1 | Smijo P. Abraham (സ്മിജോ പി എബ്രഹാം) | 16.99 | 26.07 |
The PB harvest
10 set · 6 still standing- Ritesh R Nair — 3×3 one-handed single 12.04: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Smijo P. Abraham (സ്മിജോ പി എബ്രഹാം) — 3×3 one-handed single 13.89: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
- Vaishnav Nitesh — 7×7 single 3:25.74: into the top 18.3% of the event's history.
- Ritesh R Nair — Square-1 single 25.77: into the top 40.8% of the event's history.
- Arun Kannan — 6×6 single 3:06.91: into the top 44.2% of the event's history.
- Arun Kannan — 7×7 single 5:01.17: into the top 50.9% of the event's history.
First-timers
One person competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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
10 competitors · 66 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
10 competitorsReading 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.