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Ashwath Saran
2×2 · top 7.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022SARA02
Ashwath Saran has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.29, set at KCT Matrix Cube Open 2022, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 553rd in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2022, he has put 252 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 21.97 in June 2022 to 15.18, a 31% improvement. Ashwath 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.29 | 3.90 | top 7.0% | 553 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.18 | 17.73 | top 8.5% | 283 / 4,534 | |
| 3×3 | 10.48 | 11.92 | top 8.9% | 1,013 / 20,146 | |
| Skewb | 4.41 | 6.95 | top 13.9% | 378 / 3,548 | |
| 4×4 | 44.41 | 49.18 | top 17.6% | 501 / 4,220 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.54 | 8.77 | top 24.2% | 1,496 / 8,971 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.78 | 1:48.25 | top 28.8% | 294 / 1,458 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.74 | 1:39.23 | top 28.8% | 345 / 1,537 | |
| Square-1 | 21.25 | 29.17 | top 30.8% | 209 / 813 | |
| 6×6 | 3:50.90 | 3:57.71 | early days — 3 solves | 310 / 537 | |
| 7×7 | 5:53.99 | 6:16.90 | early days — 3 solves | 228 / 365 | |
| Clock | 24.41 | 27.82 | top 75.6% | 725 / 1,109 |
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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 Oct 2026Five personal bests in one day at Indian Elite Championship 2026.
- 11 May 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Salem Summer Open 2024.
- 3 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at KSRCT Cube Open 2022.
- 31 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at KCT Matrix Cube Open 2022.
- 26 Jun 2022First competition: 1st Salem Open 2022. A 14.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Indian Elite Championship 2026 · 2 Oct 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Salem Summer Open 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- KSRCT Cube Open 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- KCT Matrix Cube Open 2022 · 31 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- 1st Salem Open 2022 · 26 Jun 2022 — 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.
- Muhammad Rayyan — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Mohamed Arif — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Sanjay Kumar — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.