People · India
Bhargav Rallapalli
3×3 · top 2.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018RALL01
Bhargav Rallapalli has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.85, set at Cubing by the Kings OH 2025, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 239th in India. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2018, he has put 273 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.99 in June 2018 to 7.85, a 48% improvement. Bhargav has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 7.85 | 12.05 | top 2.5% | 239 / 20,018 | |
| 4×4 | 37.63 | 42.01 | top 9.4% | 253 / 4,186 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.68 | 6.40 | top 11.3% | 647 / 8,934 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.08 | 1:14.43 | top 13.4% | 116 / 1,443 | |
| 2×2 | 3.60 | 5.30 | top 21.4% | 1,855 / 12,146 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.33 | 1:32.45 | top 21.8% | 242 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.69 | 26.62 | top 30.6% | 1,130 / 4,516 | |
| 6×6 | 2:53.67 | 3:03.77 | top 37.9% | 157 / 531 | |
| Skewb | 7.56 | 9.78 | top 37.9% | 1,069 / 3,524 | |
| 7×7 | 5:20.85 | — | early days — 2 solves | 195 / 360 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 483 / 600 |
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
- 24 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cubing by the Kings OH 2025.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at Across the Woods Kentucky A 2023.
- 16 Dec 2023Six personal bests in one day at Across the Woods Kentucky A 2023.
- 19 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at Swoop in Again Oxford 2023.
- 30 Mar 2019Six personal bests in one day at Cubing For Kyle 2019.
- 25 Aug 2018Five personal bests in one day at Cubing For LLS Fall 2018.
Competitions
- Cubing by the Kings OH 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Across the Woods Kentucky A 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Swoop in Again Oxford 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing For Kyle 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Florence Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing For LLS Fall 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Holy Toledo Summer 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018 · 24 Jun 2018
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 58 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steven Wintringham — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Nolan Wood — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.