People · Norway
Branan Gnanenthirakumar
Pyraminx · top 2.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023GNAN01
Branan Gnanenthirakumar has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.66, set at Oslo Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26th in Norway. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2023, he has put 366 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.13 in November 2023 to 9.12, a 50% improvement. Branan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.66 | 7.63 | top 2.6% | 26 / 865 | |
| 3×3 | 9.12 | 12.18 | top 5.1% | 93 / 1,609 | |
| 2×2 | 2.33 | 3.98 | top 7.3% | 110 / 1,202 | |
| Skewb | 4.78 | 9.65 | top 16.5% | 104 / 531 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.71 | 36.03 | top 50.5% | 228 / 513 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.27 | 1:36.97 | top 61.6% | 348 / 590 |
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
- 19 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Oslo Open 2026.
- 1 Aug 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Norwegian Championship 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at Drammen Open 2024.
- 14 Dec 2024Six personal bests in one day at Drammen Open 2024.
- 16 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2024.
- 17 Nov 2023First competition: Kjeller Open 2023. A 24.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oslo Open 2026 · 19 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Drammen Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Lierskogen Vinterkubing 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Norwegian Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Oslo Open 2025 · 20 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Julekubing 2024 · 29 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Drammen Open 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Oslo Open 2024 · 21 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Kjeller Open 2023 · 17 Nov 2023 — 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.
- Stian Nystad Østli — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead once
- Anders Barhaugen — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead once
- Knut Skaug Haraldsen — met in 73 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.