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Balla Aaron Paul
Skewb · top 20.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2025 · 2025PAUL11
Balla Aaron Paul has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.30, set at Twist 'n Turn Hyd Open 2026, puts him in the top 20.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 574th in India. Across 5 competitions since June 2025, he has put 90 official solves on the record across four events. His Skewb best has come down from 20.90 in June 2025 to 5.30, a 75% improvement. Balla 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.30 | 10.29 | top 20.5% | 574 / 3,524 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.42 | 9.08 | top 31.3% | 1,969 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 | 21.15 | 24.49 | top 43.1% | 6,198 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 5.57 | 6.92 | top 46.1% | 4,400 / 12,146 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Aug 2026First sub-30 3×3: 21.15 at Twist 'n Turn Hyd Open 2026.
- 29 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Twist 'n Turn Hyd Open 2026.
- 26 Sep 2025Five personal bests in one day at Twist 'n Turn Hyd Open 2025.
- 14 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at South India Cube Championship 2025.
- 28 Jun 2025First competition: Ashoka One Mall Sat Open 2025. A 44.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Twist 'n Turn Hyd Open 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Survive FMC in Hyderabad 2026 · 31 Jan 2026
- Twist 'n Turn Hyd Open 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- South India Cube Championship 2025 · 14 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Ashoka One Mall Sat Open 2025 · 28 Jun 2025
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.
- Koustubh Nadadur — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sai Deepak Kalla — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aksha Shrivastav — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.