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Competitions · India

Tathva Cube Open 2015

Kozhikode, Kerala · 31 October 2015 · 5 events · 31 competitors · 26 personal bests

Jishnu Jeevan won five of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jishnu Jeevan by 0.17 seconds. 31 competitors produced 26 personal bests, 6 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Safvan Kadannam Potta took a 2×2 single of 5.92 down to 3.91, 34 percent better in one day.

Five wins
Jishnu Jeevan — 3×3, 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 blindfolded, 3×3 one-handed
0.17s
closest final — 2×2, Jishnu Jeevan over Safvan Kadannam Potta
26
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Jishnu Jeevan10.2012.09
2×2Jishnu Jeevan3.754.60
4×4Jishnu Jeevan44.0446.86
3×3 blindfoldedJishnu Jeevan1:32.69
3×3 one-handedJishnu Jeevan19.5121.98

The PB harvest

26 set · 6 still standing
  • Shantanu Nathan — 3×3 single 13.68: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
  • Akash Thomas — 3×3 single 17.50: into the top 32.6% of the event's history.
  • Akash Thomas — 4×4 single 1:11.14: into the top 48.0% of the event's history.
  • Ajay Sony — 2×2 single 6.36: into the top 54.6% of the event's history.
  • Adarsh Velayudhan — 3×3 single 31.84: into the top 65.6% of the event's history.
  • Akash Thomas — 3×3 one-handed single 52.56: into the top 79.0% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 12,291 people who made their debut in 2015. 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

31 competitors · 129 results · 5 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. Jishnu Jeevan won it with a 12.09 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

31 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.