Competitions · India

Saraswati Open 2019

Raigad, Maharashtra · 10 February 2019 · 6 events · 71 competitors · 59 personal bests

Rahul Kulkarni won two of the six events (2×2, Clock) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Rahul Kulkarni by 0.30 seconds. 71 competitors produced 59 personal bests, 23 of which still stand today, and 14 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Anubhav Senapaty took a Pyraminx single of 11.21 down to 3.80, 66 percent better in one day.

Two wins

Rahul Kulkarni — 2×2, Clock

0.30s

closest final — 2×2, Rahul Kulkarni over Nikhil Soares

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Alaik Bhatia	7.91	9.20
2×2	Rahul Kulkarni	2.13	2.93
3×3 one-handed	Pranav Gadge	14.10	16.43
Clock	Rahul Kulkarni	6.73	8.25
Megaminx	Nikhil Soares	40.56	43.36
Pyraminx	Aniket Das	2.39	2.68

The PB harvest

59 set · 23 still standing

Anubhav Senapaty — Pyraminx single 3.80: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
Abhijeet Venkat Pallapothu — 3×3 single 11.21: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
Soham Adarkar — 3×3 one-handed single 18.28: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
Mayukh Saha — 2×2 single 3.60: into the top 21.4% of the event's history.
Mayukh Saha — 3×3 single 14.22: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
Bipesh Palande — 2×2 single 3.83: into the top 24.3% of the event's history.
Kanakjyoti Hariharan — 3×3 single 18.28: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.
Harsh Saiprasd Chendvankar — 3×3 single 18.28: into the top 34.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

14 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

71 competitors · 246 results · 6 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 9.20 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

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.