Competitions · India

Varsha Ritu Cube Open 2022

Hyderabad, Telangana · 24 September 2022 · 9 events · 134 competitors · 153 personal bests

Kalidindi Hardhik Varma won the 3×3 with a 8.12 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) by 0.03 seconds. 134 competitors produced 153 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and 59 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Sukant Koul set the Clock average national record: 5.67.

events decided

0.03s

closest final — 2×2, Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) over Shubham Maharana

153

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Kalidindi Hardhik Varma	7.57	8.12
2×2	Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर)	1.28	1.74
4×4	Siddhesh Pore	31.92	32.68
3×3 blindfolded	Saiyam Jain	53.91	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Sai Mrudhun (சாய் மிருதுன்)	32 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Kunaal Parekh	11.11	12.73
Clock	Aarush Vasanadu	5.27	6.53
Pyraminx	Naren Ramesh	2.32	2.89
Skewb	Lakshmi Sai Srivatsa	4.46	4.82

The PB harvest

153 set · 43 still standing

Nischal Nori — 2×2 single 1.81: into the top 3.6% of the event's history.
Mohammed Arif — 3×3 one-handed single 12.77: into the top 4.1% of the event's history.
Abhinay Kallumadi — 3×3 single 9.02: into the top 4.9% of the event's history.
Sumanth Thota — 2×2 single 2.11: into the top 5.5% of the event's history.
Navoneel Ghosh — 2×2 single 2.16: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Siddharth Mahesh Balijepally — 3×3 single 9.46: into the top 6.0% of the event's history.
Kotagiri Sai Aahish — 3×3 single 9.86: into the top 7.1% of the event's history.
Abhiram Narasimha — 2×2 single 2.35: into the top 7.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

59 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 26,245 people who made their debut in 2022. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

134 competitors · 746 results · 9 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. Kalidindi Hardhik Varma won it with a 8.12 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

134 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.