People · India
Ekansh Ravi Shankar
2×2 · top 1.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016SHAN02
Ekansh Ravi Shankar has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.22, set at Oculus Cube Open 2019, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 73rd in India. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2016, he has put 143 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.42 in March 2016 to 10.81, a 38% improvement. Ekansh 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 | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.22 | 4.51 | top 1.1% | 73 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 | 10.81 | 12.15 | top 10.0% | 1,136 / 20,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.84 | 10.75 | top 18.8% | 1,132 / 8,971 | |
| 4×4 | 45.41 | 48.25 | top 18.9% | 531 / 4,220 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.25 | 1:43.90 | top 23.9% | 239 / 1,458 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.62 | 1:40.64 | top 30.4% | 365 / 1,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.61 | 32.64 | top 45.8% | 1,719 / 4,534 | |
| 6×6 | 3:33.08 | 3:44.63 | early days — 3 solves | 274 / 537 | |
| 7×7 | 7:06.80 | — | early days — 1 solve | 294 / 365 |
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
- 7 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Mumbai Twistathon 2025.
- 21 Jan 2023Four personal bests in one day at Korum Cube Challenge 2023.
- 1 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Oculus Cube Open 2020.
- 9 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.26 at RGIT Cube Open 2019.
- 12 Mar 2016First competition: SCMU ICT Open 2016. A 17.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mumbai Twistathon 2025 · 7 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Korum Cube Challenge 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Oculus Cube Open 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- RGIT Cube Open 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Oculus Cube Open 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- SCMU ICT Open 2016 · 12 Mar 2016
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.
- Aarav Gandhi — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Shubham Maharana — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Parth Chhugani — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.