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Aarav Shukla
5×5 · top 11.6% of 40,792 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024SHUK05
Aarav Shukla has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 5×5: a personal-best single of 1:10.06, set at Bengaluru Cube Fest C 2026, puts him in the top 11.6% of the 40,792 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 134th in India. Across 12 competitions since July 2024, he has put 228 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 5×5 best has come down from 1:55.89 in October 2024 to 1:10.06, a 40% improvement. Aarav 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 | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5×5 | 1:10.06 | 1:26.21 | top 11.6% | 134 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 | 12.77 | 14.97 | top 16.6% | 2,059 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.70 | 7.62 | top 17.8% | 1,057 / 8,934 | |
| 2×2 | 3.46 | 5.31 | top 19.7% | 1,679 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 56.31 | 59.82 | top 32.3% | 989 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.38 | 28.29 | top 32.5% | 1,187 / 4,516 | |
| 6×6 | 2:48.73 | 2:58.69 | top 35.4% | 144 / 531 | |
| 7×7 | 4:47.23 | 5:05.87 | top 46.9% | 149 / 360 | |
| Skewb | 11.23 | 15.82 | top 62.1% | 1,812 / 3,524 | |
| Square-1 | 1:20.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 694 / 805 |
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, 5×5. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 15 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Big N Blind Bangalore March 2026.
- 25 Jan 2025Five personal bests in one day at Republic Cube Open BLR 2025.
- 5 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Side Events Bangalore Jan 2025.
- 16 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.72 at Karnataka Cube Championship 2024.
- 16 Nov 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Karnataka Cube Championship 2024.
- 3 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at MySkool Cube Open BLR Aug 2024.
Competitions
- Bengaluru Cube Fest C 2026 · 12 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Karnataka Cube Open April 2026 · 5 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Big N Blind Bangalore March 2026 · 15 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Big n Blind Bangalore Feb 2025 · 9 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Republic Cube Open BLR 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Big N Blind Bangalore Jan 2025 · 12 Jan 2025
- Side Events Bangalore Jan 2025 · 5 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bheja Fry Dec Bangalore 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Karnataka Cube Championship 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Bheja Fry October Bangalore 2024 · 26 Oct 2024
- MySkool Cube Open BLR Aug 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Side Events Bangalore July 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 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.
- Aadhiran Thangarathan — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Kanishka Charvak — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Krishanth Thangarathan — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 10.06 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.