Pragyan Cube Open 2025
- Date
- Feb 22 - 23, 2025
- City
- Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
- Venue
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappallli
- Address
- Tanjore Main Road, NH67, near BHEL, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620015
- Details
Orion Classroom
- Contact
- Organizers
- Imruthun Meenakshisundaram, Mohamed Arif, and SpeedCubers India
- WCA Delegates
- Arun Kannan and Sai Mrudhun (சாய் மிருதுன்)
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Please review all of the tabs listed on this website.
* The events will happen in the order listed on the "Schedule" tab, but event durations are tentative! Check back the day before the competition, as event durations may change depending on the number of competitors in events.
* You only need to show up for the events that you're competing in - but we encourage you to show up for longer. Do note that we may run ahead of or behind schedule, particularly for events in the afternoon please be ready at least 30 minutes in advance just in case
* We won't be allowing late entry in the competition under any exceptions. Make sure you will be available at the venue when your name is called.
* Make sure you go through all the WCA regulations.
* Kindly bring your ID card while entering the campus.
* If you're participating in a WCA competition for first time or unaware of competition rules, make sure that you attend the tutorial session.
* Participants must bring their own cubes.

- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 63
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 85 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹499 (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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of ₹1,299 (Indian Rupee).
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.
Registration fee
Early Bird Payment - ₹499 (If the participant registers and makes the payment on or before 20th January 2025)
Regular Payment - ₹799 (If the participant registers and makes the payment on or after 21st January 2025)
On The Spot Registration Fee - ₹1299 (If the participant makes the payment on 22nd February 2025 {8:00 AM to 9:00 AM})
**Check Registration and Payments tab for more information
Important Note for Online Registrations:
Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Your registration for Pragyan Cube Open 2025 is submitted and pending approval”.
*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 listed payment method on the Registration and Payments tab.
*Your registration is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the registration fee.Failure to complete the online payment before the registration deadline will result in the inability to participate, even if you registered in WCA website under the Early Bird or Regular fees.
*Only On-The-Spot (OTS) registrations will be accepted in such cases.
** Important Note for On-The-Spot Registrations :**
- The maximum total number of competitors allowed to attend the competition is 85.
- If all 85 slots are filled during online registrations, On-The-Spot (OTS) registrations may not be accepted.
- However, in the event of any no-shows, we will allocate the vacant slots to On-The-Spot registrations on a first-come, first-served basis.
- All On-The-Spot registrants must be present between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM on 22nd February 2025.
- On-The-Spot registrations will not be accepted after 9:00 AM of 22nd February 2025.
- Due to organizational constraints OTS will be accepted only for 2x2, 3x3 and Pyraminx.
- Any discrepancies regarding the inclusion of On-The-Spot registrations will be determined at the discretion of the WCA Delegate, adhering to the fair assessment of WCA Rules and Regulations. The decision of the WCA Delegate will be final in such cases.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Akhil Vikram won with an average of 8.18 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Dhruv Thirumalairajan finished second (9.01) and Lalith Sashank finished third (10.07).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akhil Vikram | 6.60 | 8.18 | Canada | 7.97 | 8.41 | 6.60 | 8.15 | 10.08 | |||
| 2 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 8.67 | 9.01 | India | 9.30 | 9.03 | 8.67 | 11.23 | 8.70 | |||
| 3 | Lalith Sashank | 7.47 | 10.07 | India | 7.47 | 10.54 | 10.18 | 9.50 | 11.00 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akhil Vikram | 2.06 | 2.82 | Canada | 2.06 | 2.68 | 3.06 | 3.74 | 2.72 | |||
| 2 | Mohan Balaji | 2.46 | 3.15 | India | 7.64 | 3.14 | 2.98 | 3.32 | 2.46 | |||
| 3 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 2.56 | 3.23 | India | 2.89 | 3.15 | 3.66 | 3.70 | 2.56 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 1:42.25 | 1:45.98 | India | 1:42.63 | 1:42.25 | 1:53.06 | |||||
| 2 | Sujai Shakthivel | 2:03.31 | 2:05.02 | India | 2:08.45 | 2:03.31 | 2:03.31 | |||||
| 3 | Nishanth Meganathan | 2:07.64 | 2:11.72 | India | 2:18.80 | 2:07.64 | 2:08.72 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 2:35.48 | 2:45.38 | India | 2:35.48 | 2:49.48 | 2:51.19 | |||||
| 2 | Sujai Shakthivel | 2:56.16 | 3:00.04 | India | 2:58.60 | 2:56.16 | 3:05.35 | |||||
| 3 | Nishanth Meganathan | 3:17.86 | 3:24.73 | India | 3:17.86 | 3:33.07 | 3:23.27 | |||||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zain Ali Behzaad | 24.25 | DNF | India | DNF | 24.25 | 29.95 | |||||
| 2 | Imruthun Meenakshisundaram | 2:18.84 | DNF | India | 2:18.84 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3 | Arun Kannan | 2:34.62 | DNF | India | 2:34.62 | 2:53.91 | DNF | |||||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sujai Shakthivel | 14.16 | 15.37 | India | 14.16 | 14.84 | 17.47 | 15.66 | 15.60 | |||
| 2 | Imruthun Meenakshisundaram | 15.88 | 16.80 | India | 19.64 | 15.88 | 17.21 | 17.29 | 15.90 | |||
| 3 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 13.03 | 16.81 | India | 16.31 | 17.21 | 18.55 | 16.91 | 13.03 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajha Sirokshan | 2.58 | 3.33 | India | 5.46 | 3.05 | 2.98 | 2.58 | 3.97 | |||
| 2 | Sai Mrudhun (சாய் மிருதுன்) | 2.58 | 3.49 | India | 4.58 | 3.45 | 2.96 | 4.06 | 2.58 | |||
| 3 | Vigneshwar Kalivaradhan | 3.64 | 3.92 | India | 3.64 | 3.69 | 4.71 | 4.18 | 3.89 | |||