Competitions · India

Surat Cubing Sprint 2023

Surat, Gujarat · 6 August 2023 · 6 events · 78 competitors · 77 personal bests

Bhargav Narasimhan won three of the six events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Harsh Chelani (हर्ष चेलानी) by 0.35 seconds. 78 competitors produced 77 personal bests, 28 of which still stand today, and 38 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री) took a Pyraminx single of 4.27 down to 1.73, 59 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Bhargav Narasimhan — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.35s

closest final — 2×2, Harsh Chelani (हर्ष चेलानी) over Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री)

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Bhargav Narasimhan	7.67	7.91
2×2	Harsh Chelani (हर्ष चेलानी)	1.44	2.60
4×4	Bhargav Narasimhan	36.25	41.15
3×3 one-handed	Bhargav Narasimhan	9.92	11.41
Pyraminx	Aayush Shah	1.77	2.49
Skewb	Moksh Patel	2.18	3.40

The PB harvest

77 set · 28 still standing

Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री) — Pyraminx single 1.73: into the top 0.72% of the event's history.
Moksh Patel — 3×3 single 7.04: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Moksh Patel — Skewb single 2.18: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Harsh Chelani (हर्ष चेलानी) — 2×2 single 1.44: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Harsh Chelani (हर्ष चेलानी) — Pyraminx single 2.85: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Moksh Patel — 3×3 one-handed single 12.71: into the top 4.0% of the event's history.
Anshul Jani — 2×2 single 2.19: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Sanjana Shah — 2×2 single 2.39: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.

First-timers

38 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

78 competitors · 379 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. Bhargav Narasimhan won it with a 7.91 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

78 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.