People · United States
Dhruv Nambudripad
2×2 · top 4.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023NAMB02
Dhruv Nambudripad has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.94, set at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,772nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2023, he has put 105 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.49 in October 2023 to 10.80, a 38% improvement. Dhruv has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.94 | 3.60 | top 4.4% | 1,772 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.80 | 14.66 | top 9.9% | 5,458 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 47.75 | 1:04.90 | top 21.9% | 3,364 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.30 | 8.82 | top 22.3% | 6,083 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 5.71 | 7.91 | top 23.6% | 3,839 / 19,164 |
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
- 4 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024.
- 3 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 12.47 at Eastwood Mall Summer 2024.
- 20 Oct 2023First competition: CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023. A 17.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Eastwood Mall Summer 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023
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.
- Braden Richards — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Brian Johnson — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zeke Mackay — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.