Competitions · India
Saraswati College Cube Open 2025
Raigad, Maharashtra · 29 March 2025 · 5 events · 40 competitors · 26 personal bests
Harsh Arvind Shelwatkar won two of the five events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Harsh Arvind Shelwatkar by 0.12 seconds. 40 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Advay Kapil Suvarna took a 3×3 one-handed single of 19.16 down to 12.96, 32 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Harsh Arvind Shelwatkar | 7.52 | 8.78 |
| 2×2 | Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap | 1.33 | 1.72 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Harsh Arvind Shelwatkar | 11.30 | 13.15 |
| Pyraminx | Imaad Sohel Ajani | 2.37 | 2.61 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) | 3:09.84 | 3:16.81 |
The PB harvest
26 set · 8 still standing- Advay Kapil Suvarna — 3×3 one-handed single 12.96: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
- Aditya Sharma — 3×3 one-handed single 16.18: into the top 10.6% of the event's history.
- Varshith — 2×2 single 3.06: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
- Avijitveer Singh — 3×3 one-handed single 28.36: into the top 42.8% of the event's history.
- Vanya Bhalerao — 2×2 single 6.03: into the top 51.2% of the event's history.
- Navneet Krishna — 2×2 single 6.31: into the top 54.1% of the event's history.
- Yatharth Agarwal — Pyraminx single 10.34: into the top 55.7% of the event's history.
- Navneet Krishna — 3×3 single 33.10: into the top 67.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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
40 competitors · 192 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. Harsh Arvind Shelwatkar won it with a 8.78 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
F2 L' D' L' R D2 R' B2 R F2 U2 R' D2 B U' R2 D U2 R' - 2
L2 U R2 U B2 U' F2 R2 D' B2 D F D2 B' D' F2 U' R F2 - 3
L' B U L2 U L2 U' R2 U' B2 R B2 D F' R2 B F2 D' - 4
R2 B' L B2 R' F' D2 L' D L2 B2 U2 D' L2 F2 D' B2 D B L - 5
L2 B2 L2 D U' L F2 R2 U' F D' B' D' F2 D2 L2 U2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
40 competitors- Aayush Shah
- Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)
- Abhiraj Anup Chalke
- Aditya Nair
- Aditya Sharma
- Advay Kapil Suvarna
- Agastyaa Nikhil Ajgaonkar
- Alaik Bhatia
- Anay Shrikar
- Arjun Mahuli
- Arnav Vora
- Avijitveer Singh
- Deepti Sharma
- Dhruv M. Sheth
- Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap
- Harsh Arvind Shelwatkar
- Imaad Sohel Ajani
- Jay Nikhil Gadgil
- Minal Chandrakant Hedalkar
- Mohit Lulla
- Moksh Mumbaiwala
- Navneet Krishna
- Pranav Dandgaval
- Prayansh Vimal
- Rahul Dutta
- Ramith R
- Ritesh Yeragi (रितेश येरागी)
- Riyansh Vora
- Rudra Kailash Saini
- Samaksh Mittal
- Samarth Jaiswal
- Saurish Vatsyayan
- Sean Mcmaster (शॉन मैकमास्टर)
- Shivaay Varsha Zaran Dhulla
- Shubham Maharana
- Trishan Gupta
- Vanya Bhalerao
- Varshith
- Yatharth Agarwal
- Yug Hiren Shah
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.