People · United States
Akhil Nallam
3×3 · top 16.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022NALL03
Akhil Nallam has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.63, set at Machesney Park Spring 2026, puts him in the top 16.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,639th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since December 2022, he has put 195 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.98 in December 2022 to 12.63, a 55% improvement. Akhil has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.63 | 16.15 | top 16.1% | 8,639 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.05 | 5.27 | top 27.1% | 10,715 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.80 | 10.99 | top 34.5% | 9,760 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.91 | 40.62 | top 48.7% | 6,670 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 9.41 | 12.20 | top 51.2% | 9,180 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 18.41 | 22.04 | top 60.0% | 5,043 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.41 | — | top 61.7% | 10,770 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 51.32 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,123 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 3:37.32 | — | top 85.4% | 6,822 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 3:30.12 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,031 / 9,401 |
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
- 21 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.63 at Machesney Park Spring 2026.
- 21 Mar 2026Five personal bests in one day at Machesney Park Spring 2026.
- 29 Jun 2024Six personal bests in one day at Michigan Championship 2024.
- 19 May 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.92 at Chicago Area Twist Spring B 2024.
- 19 May 2024Six personal bests in one day at Chicago Area Twist Spring B 2024.
- 3 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at The Core of Hobart 2023.
Competitions
- Machesney Park Spring 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Michigan Championship 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring B 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- DuPage Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- The Core of Hobart 2023 · 3 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pyraminx in Pewaukee 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Naperville Summer 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Naperville Winter B 2022 · 18 Dec 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.
- Simon Kellum — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brian Johnson — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Carter Kucala — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.