Competitions · India

SVNIT Cube Open 2026

Surat, Gujarat · 10 January 2026 · 11 events · 45 competitors · 61 personal bests

Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री) won three of the eleven events (3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Dhairya Chiragbhai Dave by 0.11 seconds. 45 competitors produced 61 personal bests, 38 of which still stand today, and 17 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री) took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 3:04.54 down to 1:47.14, 42 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री) — 3×3, 3×3 one-handed, Megaminx

0.11s

closest final — Pyraminx, Dhairya Chiragbhai Dave over Imaad Sohel Ajani

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री)	7.07	8.27
2×2	Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर)	1.19	1.58
4×4	Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka	27.63	28.98
5×5	Kunal Oak	46.69	50.62
6×6	Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka	1:26.91	1:30.31
3×3 blindfolded	Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)	44.52	50.23
3×3 one-handed	Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री)	11.49	12.57
Megaminx	Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री)	47.22	51.29
Pyraminx	Dhairya Chiragbhai Dave	1.82	2.57
Skewb	Dhruv M. Sheth	2.76	3.90
Square-1	Imaad Sohel Ajani	8.82	11.67

The PB harvest

61 set · 38 still standing

Anas Jethva — Pyraminx single 1.62: into the top 0.57% of the event's history.
Harsh Chelani (हर्ष चेलानी) — 3×3 single 6.54: into the top 0.89% of the event's history.
Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka — 3×3 one-handed single 10.54: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
Anas Jethva — 3×3 single 7.43: into the top 1.9% of the event's history.
Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री) — 3×3 one-handed single 11.24: into the top 2.1% of the event's history.
Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री) — 4×4 single 29.82: into the top 2.7% of the event's history.
Utkarsh Ashar — 3×3 one-handed single 12.41: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Trishan Gupta — Megaminx single 46.85: into the top 3.8% of the event's history.

First-timers

17 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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 · 393 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. Divyaansh Khatri (दिव्यांश खत्री) won it with a 8.27 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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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.