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Competitions · India

Studio 21 Open Saturday 2023

Delhi, Delhi · 22 July 2023 · 6 events · 45 competitors · 55 personal bests

Shivam Bansal won two of the six events (2×2, 3×3 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Kunal Oak by 0.27 seconds. 45 competitors produced 55 personal bests, 14 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Krishna Chadha took a Pyraminx single of 12.46 down to 3.93, 68 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Shivam Bansal — 2×2, 3×3 blindfolded
0.27s
closest final — 4×4, Kunal Oak over Aryan Chhabra
55
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Aryan Chhabra6.126.94
2×2Shivam Bansal1.892.24
4×4Kunal Oak27.7831.14
3×3 blindfoldedShivam Bansal29.2043.23
3×3 one-handedBhargav Narasimhan9.4012.07
PyraminxNaman Jethani2.193.24

The PB harvest

55 set · 14 still standing
  • Medhansh Seth — 3×3 single 7.90: into the top 2.6% of the event's history.
  • Hargun Singh Tikku — Pyraminx single 3.23: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
  • Ritvik Sharma — 2×2 single 2.09: into the top 5.4% of the event's history.
  • Amey Gaba — 3×3 one-handed single 16.96: into the top 12.5% of the event's history.
  • Shivaansh Adlakha — Pyraminx single 5.27: into the top 14.9% of the event's history.
  • Shaurya Garg — 2×2 single 3.46: into the top 19.7% of the event's history.
  • Vivaan Seal — Pyraminx single 6.02: into the top 20.2% of the event's history.
  • Aditya Bareja — 3×3 one-handed single 21.89: into the top 25.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

Ten people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. 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

45 competitors · 262 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. Aryan Chhabra won it with a 6.94 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

45 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.