Competitions · India
Reliance Alleppey Open 2023
Alappuzha, Kerala · 18 November 2023 · 10 events · 46 competitors · 75 personal bests
Aswin Raj won two of the ten events (4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Mohamed Bilal by 0.34 seconds. 46 competitors produced 75 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Gautham Anand took a 2×2 single of 20.47 down to 6.13, 70 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Muhammed Shehzad Khan | 8.37 | 8.96 |
| 2×2 | Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ) | 2.48 | 3.29 |
| 4×4 | Aswin Raj | 35.57 | 40.78 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Krishanth Thangarathan | 1:16.01 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Aswin Raj | 13.47 | 14.58 |
| Clock | Vishesh Shetty | 4.92 | 5.97 |
| Megaminx | Muhammad Rayyan | 56.81 | 1:01.49 |
| Pyraminx | Mohamed Bilal | 2.95 | 3.49 |
| Skewb | Ritesh R Nair | 3.74 | 4.76 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Mohamed Bilal | 7 of 10 cubes · 48:27 | — |
The PB harvest
75 set · 18 still standing- Vishesh Shetty — Skewb single 1.65: into the top 0.65% of the event's history.
- Ritesh R Nair — Skewb single 1.95: into the top 1.3% of the event's history.
- Dhruv Dev Alora — 3×3 single 7.65: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
- Muhammad Rayyan — Skewb single 2.40: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
- Zaeem Abdullah Naseef (സഈം അബ്ദുല്ലാഹ് നസീഫ്) — Skewb single 2.61: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Sai Mrudhun (சாய் மிருதுன்) — Skewb single 2.69: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
- Shaun Shibu — 2×2 single 2.25: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
- Dhruv Dev Alora — 2×2 single 2.42: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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
46 competitors · 333 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. Muhammed Shehzad Khan won it with a 8.96 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
U' D2 R B2 D' F U2 R' F R2 L2 F' D2 F' R2 F L2 B L2 D' - 2
U2 R D' B L F D' R B L2 B2 L2 F' L2 F R2 D2 B R2 B' - 3
U R' U2 L2 F2 U D2 F' B2 U2 R U2 R' L2 F2 L2 B' D - 4
U B2 L' B' U' B2 R L D F U D R2 L2 D2 L2 D' F2 U - 5
F R' U2 D F2 R U' L2 F2 L2 F L2 U2 D2 B D R D
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
46 competitors- Aadhiran Thangarathan
- Aafiyan Ashif Shaikh
- Abhinav Sinosh
- Aditya Mahesh
- Arun Kannan
- Aryan D
- Ashifa Ashif Shaikh
- Ashwin R
- Aswin Raj
- Dhruv Dev Alora
- Dorian Snowden
- Gautham Anand
- Griffin M
- Hariprasad CM
- Jiffin Benedict
- Komahal Eswaran
- Krishanth Thangarathan
- Kurien George
- Lukhman Abdul Latheef
- Mohamed Bilal
- Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ)
- Muhammad Rayyan
- Muhammad Shayan
- Muhammed Shehzad Khan
- Naeem Shafi
- Nived Gopi
- Noah Thekkumpuram
- Prathick Dhanes R
- Rayan Mohamed
- Reyhan Ansha
- Ritesh R Nair
- Sai Mrudhun (சாய் மிருதுன்)
- Sanjit Deva Deepan
- Sarva R (சர்வா ர)
- Shanie Kerstin K
- Shaun Shibu
- Siddhesh Janardan Katkar (सिद्धेश जनार्दन कातकर)
- Sidharth Saju
- Smijo P. Abraham (സ്മിജോ പി എബ്രഹാം)
- Srikanth Girish Chandran
- Tarun Joseph Boby
- Vaishnavi Ganesh
- Vishesh Shetty
- VP Ajin Sreekumar
- Zaeem Abdullah Naseef (സഈം അബ്ദുല്ലാഹ് നസീഫ്)
- Zarif Ahammed Faizal
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.