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Shaastra Open 2009

Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 2 October 2009 · 7 events · 47 competitors · 28 personal bests

Bernett Orlando won four of the seven events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Karthik Puthraya by 0.04 seconds. 47 competitors produced 28 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and 34 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Bernett Orlando set the 3×3 Multi-Blind single national record: 6 of 6 cubes · 50:12.

Four wins
Bernett Orlando — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 3×3 Multi-Blind
0.04s
closest final — 2×2, Karthik Puthraya over Ranphoa Ngowa
28
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Bernett Orlando13.3014.63
2×2Karthik Puthraya5.117.23
4×4Bernett Orlando52.341:04.20
5×5Bernett Orlando1:38.651:55.82
3×3 blindfoldedNikhil Mande2:26.21
3×3 one-handedKarthik Puthraya35.7136.96
3×3 Multi-BlindBernett Orlando6 of 6 cubes · 50:12

The PB harvest

28 set · 7 still standing

First-timers

34 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 3,600 people who made their debut in 2009. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

3 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

47 competitors · 142 results · 7 events.

Everyone who competed

47 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.