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Competitions · India

Raipur Cube Carnival 2019

Raipur, Chhattisgarh · 14 December 2019 · 13 events · 60 competitors · 77 personal bests

Sukant Koul won six of the 13 events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Naman Jain by 0.10 seconds. 60 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 49 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Israr Rizvi took a Square-1 single of 55.53 down to 16.25, 71 percent better in one day.

Six wins
Sukant Koul — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, Clock, Megaminx, Square-1
0.10s
closest final — 4×4, Naman Jain over Vijay Kishore
77
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Vijay Kishore7.628.31
2×2Naren Ramesh1.652.16
4×4Naman Jain29.5941.00
5×5Sukant Koul1:07.211:11.41
6×6Sukant Koul2:06.442:13.58
7×7Sukant Koul3:11.513:16.07
3×3 blindfoldedAbhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)29.75—
3×3 one-handedSripad Sarma Katrapati10.7513.15
ClockSukant Koul7.418.99
MegaminxSukant Koul49.7857.03
PyraminxNaren Ramesh2.793.36
SkewbIsrar Rizvi3.994.91
Square-1Sukant Koul12.3315.41

The PB harvest

77 set · 49 still standing
  • Naman Jain — 4×4 single 29.59: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Avani Sood — 3×3 single 8.23: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Israr Rizvi — Skewb single 2.79: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
  • Anish Kashyap — 3×3 one-handed single 13.07: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
  • Sripad Sarma Katrapati — 4×4 single 35.54: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
  • Israr Rizvi — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
  • Anish Kashyap — 3×3 single 10.21: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
  • Varunraj Tushar Bhirud — 3×3 single 10.33: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 27,871 people who made their debut in 2019. 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

60 competitors · 414 results · 13 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. Vijay Kishore won it with a 8.31 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

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.