People · India
Hari Bal
3×3 · top 38.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025BALH02
Hari Bal has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.38, set at IISER Pune October Heat 2026, puts him in the top 38.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,390th in India. Across 3 competitions since October 2025, he has put 20 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.43 in October 2025 to 19.38, a 34% improvement. Hari has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.38 | 23.89 | top 38.3% | 5,390 / 20,146 | |
| 2×2 | 6.58 | 9.85 | top 56.8% | 5,661 / 12,225 |
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
- 10 Oct 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.38 at IISER Pune October Heat 2026.
- 5 Oct 2025First competition: IISER Pune October Heat 2025. A 29.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- IISER Pune October Heat 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- 24K Glitterati Cube Open 2026 · 21 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- IISER Pune October Heat 2025 · 5 Oct 2025
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.
- Shubham Maharana — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
- Pranav Dandgaval — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jay Nikhil Gadgil — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 4.38 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 96,384 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.