Indian Elite Championship 2026
- Date
- City
- Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
- Venue
Kumaraguru College of Technology
- Address
- Athipalayam Rd, Chinnavedampatti, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641049
- Details
C V Raman Hall
- Contact
- Organizers
- Arun Kannan, Kumaraguru Matrix Club, Mohamed Arif, and SpeedCubers India
- WCA Delegates
- Arun Kannan, Hemanth Gande, Rahul Venkatesan, Sai Mrudhun (சாய் மிருதுன்), and Sanjay Kumar
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
We are excited to announce you the 1st Indian Elite Championship!

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- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 113
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 150 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹1,500 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 2 guests.
Competitors may only register for events that they are already qualified for.
Registration fee
Regular Payment - ₹1500Steps to complete registration
Step 1 - Register here by selecting the events you want to participate in.
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This does NOT mean that you are on the registration list. Competitors will not be approved until payment has been made.Please ensure you have paid the registration fees via the above payment method on the register page.
Your registration is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the registration fee.If you fail to do online payment before registration closes, you won't be able to participate even if you had registered in WCA.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Viraj Dhameja won with an average of 7.42 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Kundan Shet finished second (7.45) and Divye Kumar finished third (8.15).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viraj Dhameja | 6.44 | 7.42 | India | 7.94 | 6.44 | 7.03 | 7.84 | 7.38 | |||
| 2 | Kundan Shet | 6.66 | 7.45 | India | 7.16 | 7.68 | 8.20 | 6.66 | 7.52 | |||
| 3 | Divye Kumar | 6.41 | 8.15 | India | 6.70 | 6.41 | 8.65 | DNF | 9.11 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर) | 1.08 | 1.61 | India | 1.56 | 5.85 | 1.79 | 1.49 | 1.08 | |||
| 2 | Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap | 1.30 | 1.92 | India | 2.17 | 2.03 | 2.73 | 1.57 | 1.30 | |||
| 3 | Ojas Nimaje | 1.51 | 2.27 | India | 3.60 | 2.60 | 1.86 | 2.35 | 1.51 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aditya Bareja | 27.04 | 28.11 | India | 27.04 | 29.66 | 27.40 | 27.89 | 29.05 | |||
| 2 | Shashvat D. Vagesh | 26.48 | 28.84 | India | 26.48 | 28.87 | 32.34 | 28.95 | 28.71 | |||
| 3 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 28.58 | 31.51 | India | 38.51 | 29.58 | 34.75 | 28.58 | 30.21 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aditya Bareja | 47.00 | 49.13 | India | 50.24 | 53.04 | 48.82 | 48.34 | 47.00 | |||
| 2 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 42.34 | 50.94 | India | 50.49 | 50.68 | 54.35 | 51.64 | 42.34 | |||
| 3 | Kunal Oak | 44.96 | 53.12 | India | 55.29 | 50.43 | 44.96 | 56.07 | 53.63 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 1:22.45 | 1:26.49 | India | 1:29.39 | 1:27.62 | 1:22.45 | |||||
| 2 | Aditya Bareja | 1:30.27 | 1:31.88 | India | 1:30.70 | 1:30.27 | 1:34.67 | |||||
| 3 | Kunal Oak | 1:20.49 | 1:32.72 | India | 1:37.58 | 1:40.09 | 1:20.49 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeyanthan Nathushaan | 1:58.09 | 2:04.12 | NR | Sri Lanka | 2:06.66 | 2:07.62 | 1:58.09 | ||||
| 2 | Kunal Oak | 2:04.45 | 2:09.66 | India | 2:11.52 | 2:04.45 | 2:13.00 | |||||
| 3 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 2:10.80 | 2:15.90 | India | 2:25.97 | 2:10.80 | 2:10.94 | |||||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fouzan Zayn | 12.02 | 12.94 | India | 12.02 | 13.83 | 12.39 | 12.59 | 14.39 | |||
| 2 | Harsh Arvind Shelwatkar | 11.98 | 13.25 | India | 13.67 | 11.98 | 16.74 | 12.98 | 13.11 | |||
| 3 | Jay Nikhil Gadgil | 12.03 | 14.35 | India | 12.03 | 13.82 | 13.94 | 15.28 | 23.83 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankit A | 3.73 | 4.43 | India | 3.73 | 4.80 | 3.81 | 4.82 | 4.69 | |||
| 2 | Shrey Relan | 3.90 | 4.60 | India | 4.99 | 4.53 | 3.90 | 4.27 | 5.98 | |||
| 3 | Ishit Kumar | 4.12 | 4.77 | India | DNF | 4.91 | 4.12 | 4.77 | 4.63 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arghy Shravast | 38.87 | 39.88 | India | 38.87 | 40.72 | 39.71 | 39.20 | 46.80 | |||
| 2 | Sukant Koul | 46.32 | 48.89 | India | 46.32 | 54.16 | 50.12 | 50.20 | 46.35 | |||
| 3 | Muhammad Rayyan | 43.64 | 50.06 | India | 55.02 | 53.61 | 47.67 | 43.64 | 48.91 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imaad Sohel Ajani | 1.96 | 2.59 | India | 1.97 | 3.17 | 4.02 | 1.96 | 2.63 | |||
| 2 | Dhairya Chiragbhai Dave | 2.66 | 2.82 | India | 3.02 | 2.66 | 4.88 | 2.72 | 2.72 | |||
| 3 | Arsh Pandya | 1.58 | 3.17 | India | 3.26 | 3.64 | 2.60 | 4.89 | 1.58 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prisha Aggarwal | 1.60 | 2.38 | India | 1.98 | 3.51 | 1.60 | 2.68 | 2.47 | |||
| 2 | Dhruv M. Sheth | 3.35 | 3.54 | India | 3.39 | 4.59 | 3.35 | 3.55 | 3.68 | |||
| 3 | Sahas Darsh Miglani | 3.10 | 3.77 | India | 3.10 | 4.65 | 4.75 | 3.15 | 3.52 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuvraj Agarwal | 6.48 | 9.13 | India | 6.48 | 12.30 | 10.40 | 9.73 | 7.26 | |||
| 2 | Sukant Koul | 8.27 | 10.00 | India | 8.27 | 10.96 | 10.42 | 8.92 | 10.67 | |||
| 3 | Shrey Relan | 7.69 | 13.08 | India | 7.69 | 16.04 | 14.60 | 14.00 | 10.64 | |||