People · India
Akshay Pradeep Kumar
2×2 · top 9.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018KUMA15
Akshay Pradeep Kumar has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.56, set at KES Cube Open 2019, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 765th in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since June 2018, he has put 146 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.43 in June 2018 to 2.56, a 53% improvement. Akshay has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 4.11 | top 9.5% | 765 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 11.73 | 13.07 | top 13.0% | 1,539 / 20,018 | |
| 4×4 | 45.23 | 48.99 | top 18.6% | 512 / 4,186 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.13 | 1:36.01 | top 28.2% | 332 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.27 | 30.76 | top 44.9% | 1,672 / 4,516 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:01.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 425 / 598 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at KES Cube Open 2019.
- 6 Jul 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.99 at mcubes Open 2019.
- 6 Jul 2019Five personal bests in one day at mcubes Open 2019.
- 14 Jul 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.11 at The Choice Cube Open 2018.
- 9 Jun 2018First competition: Venice of the East Open 2018. A 24.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pi Day at Finprov Alleppey 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- mcubes Open 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- KES Cube Open 2019 · 22 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- mcubes Open 2019 · 6 Jul 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Cochin Monsoon Open 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- The Choice Cube Open 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Venice of the East Open 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 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.
- Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Allen John — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Faheem Arif — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.