People · India
Avyukthan Balamurugan
3×3 · top 6.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024BALA02
Avyukthan Balamurugan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.80, set at Rockfort City Cubing Challenge 2026, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 737th in India. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2024, he has put 108 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.69 in February 2024 to 9.80, a 63% improvement. Avyukthan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 9.80 | 11.59 | top 6.9% | 737 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.91 | 21.90 | top 8.0% | 257 / 4,516 | |
| 2×2 | 3.08 | 3.49 | top 15.2% | 1,248 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 42.75 | 46.05 | top 15.4% | 418 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | 41.33 | early days — 3 solves | 124 / 600 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.72 | 9.37 | top 33.9% | 2,142 / 8,934 | |
| Skewb | 8.48 | 11.57 | top 44.9% | 1,256 / 3,524 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:54.15 | — | early days — 3 solves | 345 / 598 | |
| 5×5 | 2:44.24 | — | early days — 1 solve | 974 / 1,525 | |
| Square-1 | 1:30.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 724 / 805 |
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
- 13 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Rockfort City Cubing Challenge 2026.
- 13 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Rockfort City Cubing Challenge 2026.
- 8 Feb 2025First sub-20 3×3: 10.83 at SSN Cube Open 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 10.83 at SSN Cube Open 2025.
- 8 Feb 2025Five personal bests in one day at SSN Cube Open 2025.
- 4 Feb 2024First competition: Tamil Nadu Cube Open 2024. A 26.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rockfort City Cubing Challenge 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Salem Summer Open 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Tamil Nadu Cube Open 2024 · 4 Feb 2024
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.
- N Ashwin — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Arjun Sundram — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Vikram Gopinath — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.80 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.