People · United States
Arvind Manohar
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019MANO01
Arvind Manohar has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.17, set at Gobbler Cube Day Winter at VT 2026, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,757th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since February 2019, he has put 280 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.51 in February 2019 to 8.17, a 58% improvement. Arvind has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 8.17 | 11.02 | top 3.1% | 1,757 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 1.79 | 3.63 | top 3.5% | 1,386 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.32 | 7.06 | top 9.3% | 2,401 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 39.79 | 50.19 | top 11.9% | 1,754 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.70 | 19.87 | top 14.3% | 1,865 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 4.56 | 8.57 | top 14.9% | 2,334 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:10.60 | 1:15.28 | top 16.0% | 1,093 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 9.70 | 13.99 | top 23.6% | 1,811 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 1:46.82 | 1:59.56 | top 40.4% | 3,266 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 5:15.37 | 5:40.52 | top 55.6% | 1,642 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,251 / 2,040 | |
| 6×6 | 3:57.79 | 4:21.77 | top 64.6% | 2,502 / 4,196 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 17:57.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 361 / 440 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:33.11 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,860 / 2,092 |
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
- 31 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at RVA Spring 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at Gobbler Cube Day Winter at VT 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Six personal bests in one day at Gobbler Cube Day Winter at VT 2026.
- 11 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Dunkirk Spring B 2022.
- 18 Jan 2020Four personal bests in one day at MLWGS Winter 2020.
- 23 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at ODU Big Blue Fall 2019.
Competitions
- RVA Spring 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Gobbler Cube Day Winter at VT 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Dunkirk Spring B 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- MLWGS Winter 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Fall 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Northern Virginia Summer 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Richmond Spring 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- MLWGS Spring 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Battle of Virginia Beach Winter 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 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.
- Zayn Khanani — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead once
- Michael Nielsen — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
- Corey Sakowski — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.