Competitions · India

RVITM Big N Blind 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka · 25 February 2023 · 7 events · 71 competitors · 61 personal bests

Mikul Chanakya won two of the seven events (5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 6×6, won by Mikul Chanakya by 0.05 seconds. 71 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Zain Behzaad took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 2:03.68 down to 55.58, 55 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Mikul Chanakya — 5×5, 6×6

0.05s

closest final — 6×6, Mikul Chanakya over Sujai Shakthivel

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
4×4	Nischal Nori	29.97	35.06
5×5	Mikul Chanakya	1:05.22	1:12.57
6×6	Mikul Chanakya	1:56.43	2:04.17
7×7	Sujai Shakthivel	2:46.48	2:51.88
3×3 blindfolded	Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)	26.43	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Atharva R. Bhat	35 moves	39.33
4×4 blindfolded	Greehith Annabathina	10:03.00	—

The PB harvest

61 set · 21 still standing

Nischal Nori — 4×4 single 29.97: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) — 3×3 blindfolded single 26.43: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
Avani Sood — 4×4 single 31.69: into the top 3.9% of the event's history.
Sujai Shakthivel — 4×4 single 33.72: into the top 5.6% of the event's history.
Sujai Shakthivel — 7×7 single 2:46.48: into the top 6.9% of the event's history.
Naman Jain — 5×5 single 1:15.04: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) — 7×7 single 3:34.04: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
Jordan Muriel — 5×5 single 1:25.62: into the top 23.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

19 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

71 competitors · 305 results · 7 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.