Competitions · India
The Choice Cube Open 2018
Ernakulam, Kerala · 14 July 2018 · 6 events · 35 competitors · 37 personal bests
Jeriel James Thomas won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3 one-handed, won by Jeriel James Thomas by 0.18 seconds. 35 competitors produced 37 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today, and seven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Vaishnav Vipin took a Pyraminx single of 14.89 down to 8.58, 42 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Jeriel James Thomas | 7.00 | 8.73 |
| 2×2 | Jeriel James Thomas | 2.53 | 3.51 |
| 4×4 | Abishua James Thomas | 35.74 | 40.56 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Nikhil George | 1:01.42 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Jeriel James Thomas | 11.05 | 15.34 |
| Pyraminx | Abishua James Thomas | 2.83 | 4.59 |
The PB harvest
37 set · 22 still standing- Jishnu Jeevan — 3×3 single 7.69: into the top 2.3% of the event's history.
- Nikhil George — 3×3 one-handed single 16.64: into the top 11.7% of the event's history.
- Ameen Saif — 3×3 single 12.76: into the top 16.6% of the event's history.
- Jishnu Jeevan — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:13.52: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
- Sucheth Cholayil Santhosh — 3×3 single 13.10: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
- Pranav Bejoy Satheesh — 3×3 one-handed single 19.12: into the top 18.1% of the event's history.
- Anil Kumar — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:35.04: into the top 24.9% of the event's history.
- Pranav Bejoy Satheesh — 4×4 single 51.16: into the top 26.1% of the event's history.
First-timers
Seven 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
35 competitors · 174 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. Jeriel James Thomas won it with a 8.73 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D' F2 R2 D2 U2 R2 D F2 R U' F' L' R D B2 D2 F' R2 B - 2
B' D' R' D' L B R2 B L D L U2 D F2 D' R2 U' R2 B2 - 3
R2 B' R2 F' L2 R2 U2 F' R2 D L2 U L' U' L B' U' L U' - 4
L2 F2 D2 F2 R2 U' L2 D U' L B' F2 L' B R' U2 F' D B L - 5
B' R2 U B' D2 F2 L F' R' F' R2 D' L2 D F2 U2 D' F2 U'
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
35 competitors- Abel Albert Nerikat
- Abishua James Thomas
- Achu Krishnagopal
- Ahmed Ihsan
- Akshay Pradeep Kumar
- Allen John
- Ameen Saif
- Ammu Krishnagopal
- Anil Kumar
- Aravind B. Kumar
- Daniel James
- Dawn Varghese Chollambel
- Devnarayan K. Subhash
- Faheem Arif
- Jeriel James Thomas
- Jishnu Jeevan
- Lukhman Abdul Latheef
- Madhav M. Anish
- Madhav Mukesh
- Midhun Raj
- Nikhil George
- Niranjan Krishna
- Pradipthi Jayaprakasan
- Pranav Bejoy Satheesh
- Pranav Suresh
- Rohan George
- Sachin Cherian Sushil
- Shaarav Agarwal
- Shahaz S. Hameed
- Sharan Bejoy Satheesh
- Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer
- Sucheth Cholayil Santhosh
- Sussan Renny
- Thanu Shanavas
- Vaishnav Vipin
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.