People · United States
Arnav Popat
3×3 · top 17.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2013 · 2013POPA04
Arnav Popat has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.97, set at Super Duper San Diego 2026, puts him in the top 17.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,272nd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since May 2013, he has put 98 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.47 in May 2013 to 12.97, a 59% improvement. Arnav 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.97 | 14.20 | top 17.3% | 9,272 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.01 | 6.97 | top 39.4% | 15,823 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.90 | 1:17.39 | top 46.8% | 7,785 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.53 | 16.19 | top 49.3% | 14,290 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.38 | 50.70 | top 72.0% | 10,371 / 15,683 |
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
- 9 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.42 at Super Duper San Diego 2026.
- 9 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Super Duper San Diego 2026.
- 14 Jan 2017First sub-20 3×3: 19.68 at Emirates Open 2017.
- 14 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Emirates Open 2017.
- 24 Aug 2014First sub-30 3×3: 21.67 at National TPoly Rubik's Cube Open 2014.
- 11 May 2013First competition: Dubai Open 2013. A 31.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Super Duper San Diego 2026 · 9 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- UCSD Weeknights V 2025 · 13 Mar 2025
- Sunmarke Dubai Open II 2017 · 21 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Emirates Open 2017 · 14 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- National TPoly Rubik's Cube Open 2014 · 24 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Dubai Open 2013 · 11 May 2013 — 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.
- Kaoushik Murugan — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Pranav Jain — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Anna Katreena Montero — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.