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Competitions · India

Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2018

New Delhi, Delhi · 3 November 2018 · 16 events · 108 competitors · 124 personal bests

Ujjawal Pabreja won three of the 16 events (4×4, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Hargun Singh Tikku by 0.06 seconds. 108 competitors produced 124 personal bests, 45 of which still stand today, and 26 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Ahmad Fayaz Twaibie set the 3×3 single national record: 12.37.

Three wins
Ujjawal Pabreja — 4×4, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed
0.06s
closest final — Skewb, Hargun Singh Tikku over Dhruv Arora
124
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Aryan Chhabra5.867.81
2×2Arush Singh2.072.62
4×4Ujjawal Pabreja25.1433.36
5×5Shivam Bansal1:04.561:08.84
6×6Kunal Oak1:59.062:04.16
7×7Kunal Oak2:41.922:47.57
3×3 blindfoldedShivam Bansal27.80—
3×3 Fewest MovesUjjawal Pabreja32 moves—
3×3 one-handedUjjawal Pabreja10.0113.67
ClockAryan Sehgal6.299.59
MegaminxAkash Rupela54.4857.89
PyraminxNaman Jethani2.943.64
SkewbHargun Singh Tikku2.754.84
Square-1Sanchit Ashish11.6213.43
4×4 blindfoldedAkash Rupela——
3×3 with feetDhruv Arora33.6838.18

The PB harvest

124 set · 45 still standing
  • Ujjawal Pabreja — 4×4 single 25.14: into the top 0.73% of the event's history.
  • Ronak Narang — 3×3 one-handed single 9.93: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
  • Rishabh Mishra — Pyraminx single 3.79: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
  • Ananthan Rajiv — Pyraminx single 4.14: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Hardik Dhalla — 2×2 single 2.50: into the top 8.9% of the event's history.
  • Ayush Tarachandani — 3×3 single 10.89: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
  • Abhishrut Khanna — 4×4 single 38.35: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
  • Kriday Borwankar — 3×3 with feet single 56.79: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

26 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,076 people who made their debut in 2018. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

108 competitors · 522 results · 16 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. Aryan Chhabra won it with a 7.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

108 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.