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Competitions · India

SSN Cube Open 2019

Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu · 27 July 2019 · 11 events · 80 competitors · 90 personal bests

Nitin Nathan won two of the eleven events (2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Emmanuel Rajapandian by 0.38 seconds. 80 competitors produced 90 personal bests, 42 of which still stand today, and 18 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Anirudh P. Nair took a 3×3 one-handed single of 5:34.22 down to 1:31.10, 73 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Nitin Nathan — 2×2, 4×4
0.38s
closest final — Pyraminx, Emmanuel Rajapandian over Vishal Mohanraju
90
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Vijay Kishore6.927.59
2×2Nitin Nathan2.332.81
4×4Nitin Nathan36.0739.11
5×5Naren Loganathan1:03.481:10.03
3×3 blindfoldedVishwanath Jeyaraman29.41—
3×3 one-handedSripad Sarma Katrapati11.7614.10
ClockVishal Mohanraju9.8011.04
PyraminxEmmanuel Rajapandian3.563.71
Square-1Akash Rupela13.8717.64
4×4 blindfoldedSukesh Kumar8:53.51—
3×3 Multi-BlindAkash Rupela8 of 9 cubes · 50:46—

The PB harvest

90 set · 42 still standing
  • Pranav Prabhu — 3×3 one-handed single 11.65: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Naren Loganathan — 2×2 single 2.31: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
  • Naren Loganathan — 5×5 single 1:03.48: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.
  • Akash Rupela — 3×3 blindfolded single 44.86: into the top 8.2% of the event's history.
  • Shobhan Karthish — 2×2 single 2.54: into the top 9.3% of the event's history.
  • Santosh Naranapatty — 4×4 single 41.58: into the top 14.0% of the event's history.
  • Pranav Prabhu — 2×2 single 3.09: into the top 15.3% of the event's history.
  • Nandha Kumar — 3×3 single 13.35: into the top 18.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

18 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

80 competitors · 382 results · 11 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. Vijay Kishore won it with a 7.59 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

80 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.