People · India
Aryan Bhardwaj
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015BHAR09
Aryan Bhardwaj has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.29, set at Delhi Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 317th in India. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since December 2015, he has put 487 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.11 in December 2015 to 8.29, a 54% improvement. Aryan has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 8.29 | 10.64 | top 3.3% | 317 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 2.02 | 4.60 | top 4.9% | 366 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 35.60 | 40.13 | top 7.3% | 195 / 4,186 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.84 | 1:14.58 | top 11.5% | 132 / 1,525 | |
| 7×7 | 3:49.22 | 3:57.21 | top 26.9% | 85 / 360 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.33 | 24.72 | top 29.6% | 1,079 / 4,516 | |
| 6×6 | 2:54.90 | 3:01.34 | top 38.5% | 161 / 531 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.36 | 10.18 | top 39.3% | 2,521 / 8,934 | |
| Square-1 | 25.46 | 36.00 | top 40.1% | 278 / 805 | |
| Clock | 13.30 | 15.48 | top 40.9% | 345 / 1,092 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.63 | 2:14.42 | top 45.4% | 512 / 1,443 | |
| Skewb | 8.85 | 11.12 | top 47.4% | 1,324 / 3,524 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 10:52.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 600 / 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
- 27 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Mumbai Twistathon 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Five personal bests in one day at Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Agra Cube Open 2026.
- 15 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at BITS Pilani CubeStorm 2025.
- 23 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.97 at BITS Pilani Cube Open 2024.
- 23 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.34 at BITS Pilani Cube Open 2024.
Competitions
- BITS Pilani CubeStorm 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Mumbai Monsoon Mayhem 2026 · 5 Jul 2026
- Mumbai Twistathon 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- 24K Glitterati Cube Open 2026 · 21 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Ileseum Cube Open 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Delhi Cube Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Agra Cube Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Don't Pause in Delhi 2026 · 4 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- BITS Pilani CubeStorm 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Surge SNU Cube Open 2025 · 25 Oct 2025
- BITS Pilani Cube Open 2025 · 14 Sep 2025
- Delhi Cube Open 2025 · 8 Mar 2025
- BITS Pilani Cube Open 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- SCMU-Pune Fall Open V3.0 2015 · 13 Dec 2015
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.
- Kunal Oak — met in 68 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ojas Nimaje — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Aryan Malhotra — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.