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Aansh Katowal
Clock · top 19.3% of 32,817 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023KATO05
Aansh Katowal has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 8.88, set at Barpeta Winter Cube Open 2024, puts him in the top 19.3% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 165th in India. Across 7 competitions since March 2023, he has put 175 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His Clock best has come down from 24.33 in July 2023 to 8.88, a 64% improvement. Aansh 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 8.88 | 10.31 | top 19.3% | 165 / 1,109 | |
| 3×3 | 14.48 | 18.37 | top 22.7% | 2,946 / 20,146 | |
| 2×2 | 4.31 | 4.92 | top 30.5% | 2,700 / 12,225 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.16 | 1:45.25 | top 30.9% | 326 / 1,458 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.44 | 13.33 | top 31.5% | 1,997 / 8,971 | |
| Skewb | 8.63 | 11.95 | top 46.0% | 1,306 / 3,548 | |
| 4×4 | 1:40.72 | 2:03.91 | top 71.2% | 2,556 / 4,220 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.18 | 1:00.75 | top 74.0% | 3,037 / 4,534 | |
| Square-1 | 1:11.39 | — | early days — 1 solve | 668 / 813 |
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, Clock. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 30 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.48 at Rongghor Cube Open 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rongghor Cube Open 2024.
- 29 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Guwahati Autumn Open 2023.
- 2 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Guwahati Side Events Quest 2023.
- 25 Mar 2023First competition: Guwahati Spring Cube Open 2023. A 17.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guwahati Cubing Meltdown 2025 · 27 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Barpeta Winter Cube Open 2024 · 29 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Rongghor Cube Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Guwahati Autumn Open 2023 · 29 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Guwahati Side Events Quest 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Guwahati Summer Cube Open 2023 · 16 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Guwahati Spring Cube Open 2023 · 25 Mar 2023
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.
- Aditya Goswami — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kaustabh Mahanta — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Shivam Kumar Dutta — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,962 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.