People · India
Akshay Bharadwaj
Square-1 · top 6.2% of 25,272 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023BHAR03
Akshay Bharadwaj has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 10.10, set at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 32nd in India. Until August 2010, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since February 2023, he has put 288 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.82 in February 2023 to 12.50, a 16% improvement. Akshay 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 10.10 | 11.87 | top 6.2% | 32 / 805 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.08 | 7.45 | top 8.1% | 463 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 | 12.50 | 13.91 | top 15.6% | 1,930 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 3.42 | 4.86 | top 19.2% | 1,619 / 12,146 | |
| Skewb | 6.74 | 11.53 | top 31.6% | 885 / 3,524 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.61 | 33.47 | top 40.9% | 1,503 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.08 | 1:18.30 | top 48.9% | 1,632 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:31.37 | — | early days — 3 solves | 314 / 598 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 48 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 401 / 600 | |
| Megaminx | 3:04.26 | 3:09.66 | top 75.9% | 925 / 1,443 | |
| 5×5 | 3:18.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,157 / 1,525 | |
| Clock | 1:08.25 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,075 / 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
- 27 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Evanston Summer Side Events 2023.
- 19 Aug 2023Three personal bests in one day at Naperville Summer 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Michigan 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First competition: Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023. A 17.67 3×3 single to start from.
- 18 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.82 at Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Waukesha's Equinox 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring A 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Shhicago 2024 · 11 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Evanston Summer Side Events 2023 · 27 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Naperville Summer 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- West Side Cube Clash 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Washtenaw Qualifier 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead once
- Simon Kellum — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brian Johnson — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,533 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.