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Hemachandar Arumugam
Pyraminx · top 6.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022ARUM02
Hemachandar Arumugam has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.85, set at VIT Cube Open 2024, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 395th in India. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2022, he has put 144 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 6.23 in June 2022 to 3.85, a 38% improvement. Hemachandar 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.85 | 4.97 | top 6.9% | 395 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 | 11.35 | 13.75 | top 11.6% | 1,354 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 2.88 | 4.20 | top 12.9% | 1,063 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 42.27 | 49.03 | top 14.8% | 399 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.59 | 27.15 | top 22.1% | 796 / 4,516 | |
| Skewb | 5.77 | 7.74 | top 24.0% | 657 / 3,524 | |
| Megaminx | 3:26.13 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,028 / 1,443 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 3 Dec 2022Five personal bests in one day at KSRCT Cube Open 2022.
- 9 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.99 at Thoothukudi Cube Open 2022.
- 26 Jun 2022First competition: 1st Salem Open 2022. A 15.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Big N Blind Bangalore July 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Bangalore Cube Fest B 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- VIT Cube Open 2024 · 21 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- KSRCT Cube Open 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Thoothukudi Cube Open 2022 · 9 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- 1st Salem Open 2022 · 26 Jun 2022 — 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.
- Harish Raj Ponkumar — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Arun Kannan — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Muhammad Rayyan — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.