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Praxis Open 2016

Mumbai, Maharashtra · 24 September 2016 · 7 events · 60 competitors · 70 personal bests

Alaik Bhatia won three of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Aniket Das by 0.03 seconds. 60 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Aniket Das set the Pyraminx single continental record: 1.42.

Three wins
Alaik Bhatia — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded
0.03s
closest final — 2×2, Aniket Das over Husain Calcuttawala
70
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Alaik Bhatia9.7610.73
2×2Aniket Das3.473.74
4×4Alaik Bhatia32.5144.94
3×3 blindfoldedAlaik Bhatia51.62
3×3 one-handedAdinath Durugkar16.6920.40
MegaminxNikhil Soares48.5853.95
PyraminxAniket Das1.423.39

The PB harvest

70 set · 14 still standing
  • Husain Calcuttawala — 2×2 single 0.96: into the top 0.48% of the event's history.
  • Rathin Sawant — Pyraminx single 4.88: into the top 12.4% of the event's history.
  • Adinath Durugkar — Pyraminx single 5.90: into the top 19.2% of the event's history.
  • Sayam Parmar — Pyraminx single 6.80: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
  • Om Agashe — 3×3 single 15.80: into the top 27.1% of the event's history.
  • Pratham Prasoon — 3×3 single 16.55: into the top 29.6% of the event's history.
  • Jay Sushil Kaku — 3×3 single 17.79: into the top 33.5% of the event's history.
  • Satyajit Apte — 3×3 single 19.29: into the top 37.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 17,946 people who made their debut in 2016. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

60 competitors · 233 results · 7 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. Alaik Bhatia won it with a 10.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

60 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.