People · India
Aarav Sehgal
3×3 · top 3.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022SEHG01
Aarav Sehgal has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.37, set at Esplanade Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 331st in India. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since July 2022, he has put 436 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.49 in July 2022 to 8.37, a 67% improvement. Aarav has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 8.37 | 9.83 | top 3.5% | 331 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 1.80 | 3.07 | top 3.6% | 272 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.51 | 16.76 | top 3.7% | 110 / 4,516 | |
| Skewb | 3.02 | 4.78 | top 5.1% | 119 / 3,524 | |
| Megaminx | 53.50 | 1:03.37 | top 6.7% | 54 / 1,443 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.77 | 7.39 | top 18.3% | 1,091 / 8,934 | |
| 4×4 | 45.61 | 55.62 | top 19.1% | 527 / 4,186 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.31 | 1:47.93 | top 32.5% | 399 / 1,525 | |
| Clock | 12.73 | 15.05 | top 38.4% | 327 / 1,092 |
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
- 23 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Esplanade Cube Open 2026.
- 6 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Don't Pause in Delhi 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Delhi Cube Challenge 2024.
- 29 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at Gurugram Monsoon Cube Open 2024.
- 29 Jun 2024Six personal bests in one day at Gurugram Monsoon Cube Open 2024.
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.48 at Studio 21 Open Saturday 2023.
Competitions
- Esplanade Cube Open 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Delhi Autumn Showdown 2025 · 12 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Don't Pause in Delhi 2025 · 6 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- D21 Delhi Cube Open D 2024 · 15 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Delhi Cube Challenge 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Gurugram Monsoon Cube Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Mathsoc Delhi Open 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- SpeedCubing Delhi Open 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubing ESYA 2023 · 26 Aug 2023
- Studio 21 Open Saturday 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2023 · 17 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Mathsoc Delhi Open 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Returns Delhi 2022 · 23 Jul 2022
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.
- Aniket Ahuja — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Shrey Relan — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Kaarnik Jain — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.