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Competitions · India

SNU Open 2018

Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh · 7 April 2018 · 18 events · 120 competitors · 167 personal bests

Arnav Arora won three of the 18 events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ujjawal Pabreja by 0.33 seconds. 120 competitors produced 167 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 40 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Jigdrel Tobgay set the 2×2 single national record: 2.31.

Three wins
Arnav Arora — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed, Square-1
0.33s
closest final — 3×3, Ujjawal Pabreja over Arnav Arora
167
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ujjawal Pabreja7.107.50
2×2Arnav Arora1.202.03
4×4Ujjawal Pabreja33.0734.43
5×5Jeremy Singson1:00.401:04.17
6×6Jeremy Singson1:50.391:57.82
7×7Aryan Chhabra3:26.163:39.61
3×3 blindfoldedShivam Bansal27.86—
3×3 Fewest MovesAcchyut Jolly33 moves—
3×3 one-handedArnav Arora11.0613.96
ClockAryan Sehgal6.1310.13
MegaminxHargun Singh Tikku55.2759.92
PyraminxNaman Jethani3.023.27
SkewbArush Singh2.823.88
Square-1Arnav Arora11.6913.89
4×4 blindfoldedAcchyut Jolly17:07.00—
5×5 blindfoldedShivam Bansal8:26.62—
3×3 Multi-BlindShivam Bansal43 of 48 cubes · 59:00—
3×3 with feetDhruv Arora34.3042.93

The PB harvest

167 set · 43 still standing
  • Garv Soni — Pyraminx single 2.31: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
  • Siddharth Rawat — 2×2 single 1.58: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Anuj Menta — Skewb single 2.57: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
  • Amaan Syed — Skewb single 2.96: into the top 4.8% of the event's history.
  • Siddharth Rawat — 4×4 single 34.00: into the top 5.8% of the event's history.
  • Siddharth Rawat — 3×3 single 9.69: into the top 6.6% of the event's history.
  • Jigdrel Tobgay — 2×2 single 2.31: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Ashwin Singh — 2×2 single 2.49: into the top 8.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

40 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

4 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

120 competitors · 670 results · 18 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. Ujjawal Pabreja won it with a 7.50 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

120 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.