People · Nepal
Binaya Dhakal
3×3 · top 7.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2019 · 2019DHAK01
Binaya Dhakal has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.91, set at Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17th in Nepal. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2019, he has put 264 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.22 in January 2019 to 9.91, a 25% improvement. Binaya has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.91 | 11.89 | top 7.2% | 17 / 562 | |
| 2×2 | 2.32 | 3.32 | top 7.3% | 14 / 262 | |
| 4×4 | 39.17 | 44.79 | top 11.2% | 13 / 120 | |
| Skewb | 4.20 | 5.90 | top 12.4% | 11 / 96 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.57 | 8.25 | top 16.9% | 24 / 193 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.33 | 28.88 | top 32.5% | 47 / 132 | |
| Square-1 | 30.38 | 42.02 | top 50.1% | 13 / 26 | |
| 5×5 | 2:04.99 | 2:23.68 | top 52.5% | 22 / 42 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026.
- 17 Jun 2022Five personal bests in one day at Welcome Back Nepal 2022.
- 24 May 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Nepali Nationals 2019.
- 5 Jan 2019First competition: Pokhara Cube Open 2019. A 15.74 3×3 single to start from.
- 5 Jan 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.22 at Pokhara Cube Open 2019.
Competitions
- Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Welcome Back Nepal 2022 · 17 Jun 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- City of Lakes Nepal 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- City of Lakes Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Nepali Nationals 2019 · 24 May 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Pokhara Cube Open 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Aayas Dhoj Joshi — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Salon Ngakhushi — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ankit Sanjel — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.