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Tathva Cube Open 2018

Kozhikode, Kerala · 13 October 2018 · 6 events · 39 competitors · 34 personal bests

Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer won two of the six events (2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Subash Karnan by 0.26 seconds. 39 competitors produced 34 personal bests, 16 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Pranav R. Mallya took a Clock single of 36.84 down to 17.56, 52 percent better in one day.

Two wins
Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer — 2×2, 3×3 one-handed
0.26s
closest final — Pyraminx, Subash Karnan over Arun Kannan
34
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Allen John8.479.81
2×2Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer2.473.32
4×4Dhyan C P37.2746.40
3×3 one-handedSidharth Thachilath Sudheer13.1314.62
ClockMidhun Raj13.9615.67
PyraminxSubash Karnan3.034.46

The PB harvest

34 set · 16 still standing
  • Naveed Abubacker — 2×2 single 2.77: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
  • Saurav Raju — Pyraminx single 5.38: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
  • Saurav Raju — 3×3 single 12.89: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
  • Aashish Ramesh — 3×3 single 14.55: into the top 22.9% of the event's history.
  • Niranjan Krishna — 3×3 single 15.00: into the top 24.4% of the event's history.
  • Athuljith Ranjithmohan — Pyraminx single 7.26: into the top 30.0% of the event's history.
  • Niranjan Krishna — 2×2 single 4.54: into the top 33.4% of the event's history.
  • Saurav Raju — 4×4 single 1:03.46: into the top 40.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 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

39 competitors · 152 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. Allen John won it with a 9.81 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

39 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.