Competitions · India

Twist 'n Turn Hyd Open 2026

Hyderabad, Telangana · 29 August 2026 · 10 events · 105 competitors · 167 personal bests

Akshaansh Chilakapati won three of the ten events (3×3, 4×4, 5×5) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Trishan Reddy Katamreddy by 0.14 seconds. 105 competitors produced 167 personal bests, and 31 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Sri Ranga Sai Charan Sanga took a 2×2 single of 4.32 down to 1.24, 71 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Akshaansh Chilakapati — 3×3, 4×4, 5×5

0.14s

closest final — 2×2, Trishan Reddy Katamreddy over Aksha Shrivastav

167

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Akshaansh Chilakapati	6.70	8.33
2×2	Trishan Reddy Katamreddy	0.52	2.29
4×4	Akshaansh Chilakapati	28.59	31.24
5×5	Akshaansh Chilakapati	57.13	59.63
3×3 blindfolded	Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)	27.79	—
3×3 one-handed	Harsh Arvind Shelwatkar	10.56	11.75
Clock	Abhilash Kasina	5.40	6.19
Megaminx	Rithvik Kasam	51.00	54.38
Pyraminx	Trishan Reddy Katamreddy	1.96	2.81
Skewb	Sahas Darsh Miglani	2.02	2.93

The PB harvest

167 set · 167 still standing

Trishan Reddy Katamreddy — 2×2 single 0.52: into the top 0.011% of the event's history.
Akshaansh Chilakapati — 2×2 single 0.85: into the top 0.29% of the event's history.
Rithvik Kasam — 2×2 single 1.05: into the top 0.66% of the event's history.
Aksha Shrivastav — 2×2 single 1.07: into the top 0.7% of the event's history.
Machavaram Venkata Siddha Niteesh Kumar — 2×2 single 1.19: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
Sriram Kartik Pillutla — 2×2 single 1.21: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Trishan Reddy Katamreddy — Pyraminx single 1.96: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.
Abhilash Kasina — 2×2 single 1.22: into the top 1.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

31 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

105 competitors · 591 results · 10 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. Akshaansh Chilakapati won it with a 8.33 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

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solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

105 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.