Pravega IISc BLR Cube Open 2026
- Date
- Jan 17 - 18, 2026
- City
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Venue
Indian Institute of Science
- Address
- Indian Institute of Science, CV Raman Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560012
- Details
First Floor
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Aditya Kumar Das and Speed Cubing Bangalore
- WCA Delegates
- Komahal Eswaran and Sukesh Kumar
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- Information
All the participants are requested to volunteer in the competition and every participant (except the New comers) will be assigned to a particular event that they have to Judge (or) Scramble in which they are participating.
All the staff/volunteering assignments will be decided by the organising team and participants will be informed of the same 2 days prior to the event, we will ensure that your volunteering does not affect your events.Please check out all the tabs for additional important information.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 71
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 75 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹800 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
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All the Newcomers are requested to get their valid ID proofs with Date of Birth Mentioned on it.
For the Returning Participants: Please claim your WCA ID if you have not claimed it yet. Link is provided below.
First time participants
Step 1 - Sign-up on WCA. You must mention your full name without any abbrevations while creating your WCA profile.
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Step 1 - Sign-in using your email that you used for your previous competitions
Step 2 - Register for the competition.
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Fees Structure:
1-4 Events: Rs. 800
5 to 11 Events: Rs. 1200Please do the payment of each participant separately.
Note:
1) It is mandatory to pay the registration fees and also register on WCA to complete the full registration process.
2) It may take a day or 2 for your name to reflect on competitors list on WCA. - Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Kundan Shet won with an average of 7.52 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Dhruv Thirumalairajan finished second (8.23) and Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ) finished third (8.34).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kundan Shet | 5.11 | 7.52 | India | 5.11 | 6.82 | 8.02 | 7.71 | 9.55 | |||
| 2 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 7.64 | 8.23 | India | 7.79 | 7.64 | 8.35 | 10.65 | 8.55 | |||
| 3 | Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ) | 6.27 | 8.34 | India | 6.27 | 8.91 | DNF | 7.10 | 9.01 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ) | 1.82 | 2.17 | India | 1.94 | 2.35 | 1.82 | 3.15 | 2.23 | |||
| 2 | Nirmal Reddy | 1.65 | 2.40 | India | 2.66 | 1.65 | 2.21 | 2.34 | 4.87 | |||
| 3 | Ankit A | 1.35 | 2.66 | India | 2.55 | 1.35 | 2.75 | 2.67 | 3.47 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 23.99 | 26.19 | India | 24.63 | 25.89 | 28.06 | 23.99 | 34.52 | |||
| 2 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 27.00 | 28.91 | India | 34.64 | 30.87 | 27.00 | 27.74 | 28.11 | |||
| 3 | Akshaansh Chilakapati | 27.14 | 30.52 | India | 28.43 | 30.33 | 35.75 | 27.14 | 32.79 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 44.31 | 46.37 | India | 46.56 | 46.21 | 46.35 | 48.37 | 44.31 | |||
| 2 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 49.11 | 51.49 | India | 50.43 | 53.95 | 49.11 | 1:04.14 | 50.09 | |||
| 3 | Akshaansh Chilakapati | 56.94 | 1:01.33 | India | 1:00.72 | 1:01.64 | 1:01.62 | 1:02.02 | 56.94 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 1:22.53 | 1:25.88 | India | 1:31.43 | 1:23.68 | 1:22.53 | |||||
| 2 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 1:29.49 | 1:34.65 | India | 1:39.42 | 1:35.03 | 1:29.49 | |||||
| 3 | Akshaansh Chilakapati | 1:47.34 | 1:52.15 | India | 1:57.80 | 1:47.34 | 1:51.31 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 2:06.21 | 2:10.62 | India | 2:14.84 | 2:06.21 | 2:10.80 | |||||
| 2 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 2:28.99 | 2:34.05 | India | 2:40.02 | 2:33.13 | 2:28.99 | |||||
| 3 | Akshaansh Chilakapati | 2:44.83 | 2:51.51 | India | 3:00.80 | 2:44.83 | 2:48.91 | |||||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhruv Ambastha | 17.14 | DNF | India | DNF | 20.31 | 19.68 | 17.14 | DNF | |||
| 2 | Hamza Zaidi | 32.32 | DNF | India | 32.32 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 38.60 | |||
| 3 | Sukesh Kumar | 53.49 | DNF | India | 53.49 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kundan Shet | 11.05 | 12.86 | India | 13.11 | 13.08 | 11.05 | 12.39 | 13.36 | |||
| 2 | Dhruv Thirumalairajan | 12.45 | 14.37 | India | 14.43 | 12.45 | 15.19 | 14.46 | 14.21 | |||
| 3 | Shubham Dubey | 13.08 | 15.01 | India | 16.19 | 15.60 | 16.46 | 13.24 | 13.08 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahas Darsh Miglani | 4.14 | 5.32 | India | 4.46 | 5.87 | 12.57 | 5.63 | 4.14 | |||
| 2 | Reyansh Kasula | 5.07 | 5.52 | India | 5.07 | 5.44 | 7.47 | 5.99 | 5.12 | |||
| 3 | Nirmal Reddy | 6.52 | 7.28 | India | 6.52 | DNF | 7.28 | 7.99 | 6.58 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aadhiran Thangarathan | 48.70 | 54.55 | India | DNF | 51.79 | 48.70 | 53.57 | 58.28 | |||
| 2 | Akshaansh Chilakapati | 53.36 | 54.91 | India | 54.17 | 53.36 | 58.28 | 56.86 | 53.71 | |||
| 3 | Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 53.45 | 57.45 | India | 58.12 | 1:04.02 | 53.45 | 56.83 | 57.39 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nirmal Reddy | 2.32 | 3.59 | India | 2.32 | 3.57 | 4.83 | 4.59 | 2.62 | |||
| 2 | Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ) | 3.62 | 4.59 | India | 5.73 | 4.35 | 6.56 | 3.62 | 3.70 | |||
| 3 | Anshul Badami Rao | 3.16 | 4.63 | India | 3.16 | 5.39 | 5.21 | 3.92 | 4.75 | |||