People · Nepal
Aabhushan Khanal
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017KHAN58
Aabhushan Khanal has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.89, set at Radiant Summer Cubing Nepal 2026, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Nepal. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since December 2017, he has put 465 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.83 in December 2017 to 7.89, a 64% improvement. Aabhushan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.89 | 9.63 | top 2.6% | 7 / 562 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.42 | 4.58 | top 5.2% | 6 / 193 | |
| 2×2 | 2.16 | 3.76 | top 5.9% | 10 / 262 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.22 | 19.85 | top 10.7% | 11 / 132 | |
| 4×4 | 40.03 | 47.03 | top 12.2% | 14 / 120 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at IEEE Cubing Nepal 2025.
- 27 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Nepali Nationals 2025.
- 17 Jun 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.07 at Welcome Back Nepal 2022.
- 17 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Welcome Back Nepal 2022.
- 24 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at Nepali Nationals 2019.
- 19 Jan 2019Five personal bests in one day at Cube Sankranti 2019.
Competitions
- Radiant Summer Cubing Nepal 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- IEEE Cubing Nepal 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Nepali Nationals 2025 · 27 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- LOCUS Cubing Nepal 2025 · 17 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Nepal 2022 · 17 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- BhanuBhakta Cube Open 2020 · 21 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Nepali Nationals 2019 · 24 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Cube Sankranti 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Nepal Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Mahotsav 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- GhanaTantra 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Nepal Open 2017 · 24 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
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 DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Raman Shakya — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 25 times · head to head
- Salon Ngakhushi — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Bihan Thapa Magar — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 57 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.