Competitions · India

Pravega IISc BLR Cube Open 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka · 17 January 2026 · 11 events · 71 competitors · 98 personal bests

Dhruv Thirumalairajan won four of the eleven events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Sahas Darsh Miglani by 0.20 seconds. 71 competitors produced 98 personal bests, 60 of which still stand today, and 21 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sarakam Paardhiv took a 5×5 single of 3:55.55 down to 1:37.63, 59 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Dhruv Thirumalairajan — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.20s

closest final — Clock, Sahas Darsh Miglani over Reyansh Kasula

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kundan Shet	5.11	7.52
2×2	Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ)	1.82	2.17
4×4	Dhruv Thirumalairajan	23.99	26.19
5×5	Dhruv Thirumalairajan	44.31	46.37
6×6	Dhruv Thirumalairajan	1:22.53	1:25.88
7×7	Dhruv Thirumalairajan	2:06.21	2:10.62
3×3 blindfolded	Dhruv Ambastha	17.14	—
3×3 one-handed	Kundan Shet	11.05	12.86
Clock	Sahas Darsh Miglani	4.14	5.32
Megaminx	Aadhiran Thangarathan	48.70	54.55
Pyraminx	Nirmal Reddy	2.32	3.59

The PB harvest

98 set · 60 still standing

Kundan Shet — 3×3 single 5.11: into the top 0.14% of the event's history.
Aadhiran Thangarathan — 4×4 single 26.40: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Kundan Shet — 4×4 single 31.47: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.
Abhiram Sudershan — 5×5 single 58.05: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Prakhyat Sandeep Padiyar — Pyraminx single 3.51: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Kundan Shet — 2×2 single 2.30: into the top 7.0% of the event's history.
Prakhyat Sandeep Padiyar — 3×3 one-handed single 15.04: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
Dhruv Ambastha — 3×3 one-handed single 15.44: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

21 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

71 competitors · 483 results · 11 events.

Everyone who competed

71 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.