People · India
Dhanya Birju Shah
2×2 · top 3.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024SHAH22
Dhanya Birju Shah has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.72, set at Mumbai Monsoon Cube Fiesta 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 233rd in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2024, he has put 88 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.86 in May 2024 to 10.31, a 55% improvement. Dhanya 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.72 | 2.47 | top 3.2% | 233 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 10.31 | 12.63 | top 8.4% | 948 / 20,018 | |
| 4×4 | 43.11 | 47.16 | top 15.9% | 438 / 4,186 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.40 | 11.92 | top 23.0% | 1,397 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.62 | 30.16 | top 38.4% | 1,391 / 4,516 | |
| Skewb | 9.44 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,465 / 3,524 |
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
- 9 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Mumbai Monsoon Cube Fiesta 2026.
- 11 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Mumbai Cubing Sprint 2025.
- 8 Jun 2025First sub-20 3×3: 13.36 at Mumbai Cube Open 2025.
- 8 Jun 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.36 at Mumbai Cube Open 2025.
- 3 May 2024First competition: Korum Cube Challenge 2024. A 22.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mumbai Monsoon Cube Fiesta 2026 · 9 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Mumbai Cubing Sprint 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Mumbai Cubing Sprint 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Mumbai Cube Open 2025 · 8 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Korum Cube Challenge 2024 · 3 May 2024
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.
- Dhruv M. Sheth — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Shubham Maharana — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.