People · India
Apurv Ajay Borawake
3×3 · top 4.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023BORA02
Apurv Ajay Borawake has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.87, set at IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 456th in India. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2023, he has put 166 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.63 in April 2023 to 8.87, a 39% improvement. Apurv has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.87 | 13.57 | top 4.6% | 456 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.76 | 5.90 | top 6.5% | 374 / 8,934 | |
| Skewb | 3.58 | 4.83 | top 8.2% | 207 / 3,524 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 3.87 | top 14.8% | 1,223 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.17 | 26.37 | top 23.7% | 857 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 58.32 | 1:02.93 | top 34.7% | 1,076 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:09.88 | — | early days — 1 solve | 536 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.87 at IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026.
- 21 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Pune Cube Carnival 2025.
- 25 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Pune Summer Open 2025.
- 20 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Pavillion Cube Open 2023.
- 30 Apr 2023First competition: IISER Pune Summer Open 2023. A 14.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pune Cube Carnival 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Pune Summer Open 2025 · 25 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Side Events At KAVA 2024 · 2 Jun 2024
- Pavillion Cube Open 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- IISER Pune Summer Open 2023 · 30 Apr 2023
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 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jay Nikhil Gadgil — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.