Competitions · India
Samyak Cube Open 2019
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh · 27 September 2019 · 6 events · 12 competitors · 14 personal bests
Saravanan Gowthaman won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Bolisetti Gnana Veda Sagar by 0.03 seconds. 12 competitors produced 14 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today, and three people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Sai Yesaswi Vadapalli took a 3×3 one-handed single of 1:53.36 down to 58.68, 48 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Saravanan Gowthaman | 11.04 | 11.29 |
| 2×2 | Saravanan Gowthaman | 2.95 | 3.52 |
| 4×4 | Saravanan Gowthaman | 41.86 | 44.22 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Akula Pavan Kumar | 3:00.73 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Maanush Putcha | 17.14 | 19.51 |
| Pyraminx | Bolisetti Gnana Veda Sagar | 6.11 | 6.89 |
The PB harvest
14 set · 9 still standing- Saravanan Gowthaman — 2×2 single 2.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
- Maanush Putcha — 3×3 single 11.32: into the top 11.5% of the event's history.
- Bolisetti Gnana Veda Sagar — Pyraminx single 4.76: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
- Maanush Putcha — 3×3 one-handed single 17.14: into the top 12.9% of the event's history.
- Kusum Jain — 3×3 single 18.07: into the top 34.3% of the event's history.
- Kusum Jain — Pyraminx single 8.63: into the top 41.6% of the event's history.
- Maanush Putcha — 4×4 single 1:09.34: into the top 46.2% of the event's history.
- Kusum Jain — 2×2 single 6.98: into the top 60.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Three 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
12 competitors · 78 results · 6 events.
Everyone who competed
12 competitorsReading 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.