People · United States
Ayan Talwar Shankar
3×3 · top 2.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022SHAN15
Ayan Talwar Shankar has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.82, set at Berkeley Fall 2026, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,490th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since September 2022, he has put 158 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.98 in September 2022 to 7.82, a 61% improvement. Ayan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.82 | 9.44 | top 2.5% | 1,490 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.43 | 3.69 | top 8.3% | 3,304 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.13 | 22.92 | top 23.7% | 3,072 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.40 | 12.65 | top 31.2% | 8,823 / 29,168 |
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
- 3 Jul 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.55 at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025.
- 2 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024.
- 14 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.81 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 53 - Berkeley 2023.
- 10 Sep 2022First competition: Berkeley Fall 2022. A 19.98 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2026 · 11 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 · 2 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 62 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 53 - Berkeley 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 40 - San Ramon 2022 · 4 Dec 2022
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
- Berkeley Fall 2022 · 10 Sep 2022
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.
- Ethan Mendelson — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Trevor Mendelson — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.