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Saraswati Open 2024

Raigad, Maharashtra · 6 April 2024 · 6 events · 54 competitors · 58 personal bests

Shubham Maharana won two of the six events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Imaad Sohel Ajani by 0.15 seconds. 54 competitors produced 58 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and twelve people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Shivaay Varsha Zaran Dhulla took a 2×2 single of 26.36 down to 13.10, 50 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Shubham Maharana — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.15s
closest final — Pyraminx, Imaad Sohel Ajani over Shivansh Chunduru
58
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Shrivatsa Patil7.298.16
2×2Shubham Maharana1.491.75
3×3 blindfoldedAbhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)40.1641.26
3×3 one-handedShubham Maharana12.2313.56
PyraminxImaad Sohel Ajani2.273.69
SkewbPranav Dandgaval3.725.26

The PB harvest

58 set · 18 still standing

First-timers

Twelve people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 32,954 people who made their debut in 2024. 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

54 competitors · 288 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. Shrivatsa Patil won it with a 8.16 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

54 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.