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Arjun Balakrishnan
3×3 · top 21.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025BALA03
Arjun Balakrishnan has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.99, set at Austin Spring Open 2025, puts him in the top 21.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,675th in India. Across 3 competitions since January 2025, he has put 56 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.89 in January 2025 to 13.99, a 26% improvement. Arjun has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 13.99 | 18.65 | top 21.0% | 2,675 / 20,146 | |
| 2×2 | 3.65 | 5.67 | top 22.1% | 1,922 / 12,225 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.28 | 9.34 | top 38.7% | 2,490 / 8,971 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.17 | 1:17.16 | top 44.2% | 1,471 / 4,220 | |
| Megaminx | 2:37.90 | — | early days — 2 solves | 779 / 1,458 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.20 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,711 / 4,534 | |
| 6×6 | 5:16.21 | — | early days — 1 solve | 444 / 537 |
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
- 10 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.99 at Austin Spring Open 2025.
- 10 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Austin Spring Open 2025.
- 26 Jan 2025First competition: The Heart of Texas 2025. A 18.89 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Georgetown Side Events Weeknight 2025 · 19 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Austin Spring Open 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- The Heart of Texas 2025 · 26 Jan 2025 — 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.
- Tristan Patrick — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ryan Pilat — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tucker Chamberlain — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.