Competitions · India
Taj City Open 2018
Agra, Uttar Pradesh · 22 December 2018 · 8 events · 28 competitors · 10 personal bests
Shivam Bansal won four of the eight events (3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 Fewest Moves, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Shivam Bansal by 0.14 seconds. 28 competitors produced 10 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Vatsal Agarwal took a 3×3 single of 47.40 down to 15.99, 66 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ujjawal Pabreja | 6.11 | 7.33 |
| 2×2 | Aryan Chhabra | 2.38 | 2.83 |
| 4×4 | Ujjawal Pabreja | 28.82 | 32.66 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Shivam Bansal | 24.22 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Shivam Bansal | 30 moves | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Shivam Bansal | 14.47 | 15.39 |
| Megaminx | Ujjawal Pabreja | 52.32 | 56.52 |
| Pyraminx | Shivam Bansal | 3.14 | 4.01 |
The PB harvest
10 set · 2 still standing- Arjun Srivastava — 2×2 single 4.15: into the top 28.4% of the event's history.
- Arjun Srivastava — 3×3 one-handed single 30.15: into the top 47.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
15 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
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
28 competitors · 145 results · 8 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 7.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B' R' L' U2 F' B2 U L F U2 D F' D2 F R2 F' R2 L2 F' - 2
D2 U' L2 D2 U' B2 U F2 L2 B2 U' R' F L2 R2 U B' L' R - 3
U2 L' B2 L' R2 B2 U2 B2 D2 R2 B D B2 F' D' L D B L2 U2 L2 - 4
D2 U2 L2 U2 B' R2 B F D' L D2 L2 U2 B' U B L' B' D - 5
B2 U B2 F2 D2 B2 R' B F' D' L' F2 R' U2 F' U B F'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
28 competitors- Aarush Singh
- Aayam Mathur
- Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)
- Akash Rupela
- Arjun Srivastava
- Aryan Chhabra
- Aryan Sharma
- Chinmay Agarwal
- Devesh Gangwar
- Hargun Singh Tikku
- Harshul Agarwal
- Jai Sachdev
- Jeeshant Kartikey
- Lakshay Modi
- Manan Yadav
- Omansh Awasthi
- Purab Solanki
- Ruchika Agarwal
- Sannidhya Rai
- Saumya Bansal
- Shilpi Agarwal
- Shivam Bansal
- Shrey Jain
- Sukant Koul
- Swastik Joshi
- Ujjawal Pabreja
- Vatsal Agarwal
- Yash Budhiraja
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.