Competitions · India

RGIT Cube Open 2018

Mumbai, Maharashtra · 10 March 2018 · 5 events · 80 competitors · 64 personal bests

Alaik Bhatia won three of the five events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Aamir Saifee by 0.31 seconds. 80 competitors produced 64 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 22 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aditya Nagarajan took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:14.39 down to 40.00, 46 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Alaik Bhatia — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded

0.31s

closest final — 2×2, Aamir Saifee over Aaditya Shreeniwas Pant

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Alaik Bhatia	7.91	9.26
2×2	Aamir Saifee	1.74	2.19
4×4	Alaik Bhatia	32.13	39.28
3×3 blindfolded	Alaik Bhatia	48.50	—
3×3 one-handed	Mohammed Aiman Koli	16.26	19.31

The PB harvest

64 set · 17 still standing

Akshay Keswani — 4×4 single 45.52: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
Swayam Lodaya — 3×3 single 14.09: into the top 21.3% of the event's history.
Aditya Nagarajan — 3×3 single 14.74: into the top 23.5% of the event's history.
Muaaz Shaikh — 2×2 single 4.11: into the top 27.9% of the event's history.
Ansh Dabral — 3×3 single 17.61: into the top 32.9% of the event's history.
Aqib Ahmed — 3×3 single 19.66: into the top 39.0% of the event's history.
Swayam Lodaya — 3×3 one-handed single 27.29: into the top 40.1% of the event's history.
Dhruv Srivastava — 3×3 one-handed single 27.49: into the top 40.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

22 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. 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

80 competitors · 246 results · 5 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 9.26 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

80 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.