People · India
Aryan Nigam
3×3 · top 3.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024NIGA01
Aryan Nigam has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.22, set at Cubing Returns to Kolkata 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 303rd in India. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2024, he has put 198 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.09 in May 2024 to 8.22, a 19% improvement. Aryan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 8.22 | 9.36 | top 3.2% | 303 / 20,146 | |
| 4×4 | 35.08 | 49.92 | top 6.9% | 186 / 4,220 | |
| 2×2 | 2.71 | 3.73 | top 11.1% | 926 / 12,225 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.33 | 8.45 | top 15.3% | 899 / 8,971 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.16 | 30.84 | top 23.7% | 859 / 4,534 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.19 | 2:45.76 | top 48.3% | 631 / 1,537 |
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
- 17 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Returns to Kolkata 2026.
- 20 Dec 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.76 at Bengal Cube Open 2025.
- 20 Dec 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Bengal Cube Open 2025.
- 11 May 2024First competition: Howrah Cube Open 2024. A 12.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bengal Cube Open 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Returns to Kolkata 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Bengal Cube Open 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Bengal Cube Open 2024 · 20 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Howrah Cube Open 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 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.
- Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Rupam Das (रूपम दास) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Mukul Das (मुकुल दास) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 5.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.