People · India
Ayan Nilesh Padwal
3×3 · top 25.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026PADW01
Ayan Nilesh Padwal has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.38, set at Twist Fest Pune 2026, puts him in the top 25.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,396th in India. Across 4 competitions since March 2026, he has put 60 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.99 in March 2026 to 15.38, a 19% improvement. Ayan 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 | 15.38 | 20.08 | top 25.8% | 3,396 / 20,146 | |
| 2×2 | 4.08 | 6.68 | top 27.6% | 2,411 / 12,225 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.76 | 14.46 | top 58.8% | 4,031 / 8,971 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,303 / 4,220 | |
| Clock | 20.96 | 23.35 | top 67.5% | 619 / 1,109 | |
| Skewb | 15.89 | 18.68 | top 81.0% | 2,491 / 3,548 |
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
- 29 Mar 2026First competition: IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026. A 18.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- IISER Pune October Heat 2026 · 10 Oct 2026
- Twist Fest Pune 2026 · 13 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Ileseum Cube Open 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026
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.
- Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tanav Aditya Godbole — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jay Nikhil Gadgil — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.