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Aakash Puttige
3×3 · top 8.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2013 · 2013PUTT01
Aakash Puttige has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.28, set at Mumbai City Cube Open 2025, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 936th in India. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2013, he has put 189 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.72 in January 2013 to 10.28, a 39% improvement. Aakash has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.28 | 12.37 | top 8.3% | 936 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.64 | 22.50 | top 16.8% | 574 / 4,516 | |
| 2×2 | 3.28 | 5.56 | top 17.5% | 1,466 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.15 | 1:10.38 | top 39.8% | 1,280 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 252 / 600 |
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
- 28 Jun 2014Three personal bests in one day at P3 Grand Open 2014.
- 16 Nov 2013Five personal bests in one day at Prasadz ICC Juniors 2013.
- 19 Jul 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.50 at Indian Cube Challenge 2013.
- 19 Jul 2013Four personal bests in one day at Indian Cube Challenge 2013.
- 5 Jan 2013First competition: Shaastra Cube Open 2013. A 17.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mumbai City Cube Open 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing ATMOSphere 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing ATMOSphere 2015 · 10 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- P3 Grand Open 2014 · 28 Jun 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Prasadz ICC Juniors 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Indian Cube Challenge 2013 · 19 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Velidi Venkata Jagan Mohana Murali Krishna — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Akula Pavan Kumar — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Nikhil Mande — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 3.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.