People · India
Akshaj Gupta
Pyraminx · top 5.5% of 130,891 all-time · competing since January 2015 · 2015GUPT03
Akshaj Gupta has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.51, set at IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 313th in India. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since January 2015, he has put 548 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.76 in January 2015 to 9.29, a 61% improvement. Akshaj has entered 14 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.51 | 5.17 | top 5.5% | 313 / 8,971 | |
| 3×3 | 9.29 | 11.44 | top 5.6% | 598 / 20,146 | |
| Skewb | 3.28 | 5.61 | top 6.5% | 161 / 3,548 | |
| 4×4 | 36.86 | 42.08 | top 8.6% | 237 / 4,220 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.58 | 18.33 | top 9.4% | 307 / 4,534 | |
| 2×2 | 2.80 | 4.44 | top 12.1% | 1,005 / 12,225 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.51 | 1:22.78 | top 13.5% | 153 / 1,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.71 | 1:30.38 | top 21.6% | 211 / 1,458 | |
| 6×6 | 3:10.69 | 3:15.47 | top 46.1% | 208 / 537 | |
| Clock | 18.17 | 20.75 | top 59.3% | 529 / 1,109 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:03.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 433 / 605 |
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
- 19 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Bengal Cube Open 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Big Cube Open Hyderabad April 2026.
- 5 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.73 at Pune Cube Carnival 2024.
- 5 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Pune Cube Carnival 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Growel's 101 Cube Open 2023.
- 6 Aug 2023Eight personal bests in one day at Surat Cubing Sprint 2023.
Competitions
- Bengal Cube Open 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Mumbai Cubing Sprint 2026 · 25 Apr 2026
- Big Cube Open Hyderabad April 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- DC Hyderabad Open March D 2026 · 8 Mar 2026
- DC Open Hyderabad 2024 · 20 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pune Cube Carnival 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Growel's 101 Cube Open 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Surat Cubing Sprint 2023 · 6 Aug 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Pune Cube Open 2018 · 9 Sep 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2018 · 25 May 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Avenues Rubik's Cube Open 2017 · 28 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubelelo Winter Open 2016 · 22 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Speed Cubing Mumbai Unlimited 2015 · 16 Jan 2015
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.
- Pranav Dandgaval — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Shubham Maharana — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Nishad Khade — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.