People · United States
Himanshu Punjabi
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022PUNJ02
Himanshu Punjabi has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.44, set at NJIT Spring 2023, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,297th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since September 2022, he has put 208 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.63 in September 2022 to 9.44, a 43% improvement. Himanshu has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.44 | 10.74 | top 5.9% | 3,297 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.32 | 3.67 | top 7.2% | 2,875 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.06 | 11.84 | top 20.4% | 5,494 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.28 | 31.97 | top 32.3% | 4,213 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.00 | — | early days — 3 solves | 9,935 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 22.33 | 24.69 | top 70.9% | 6,137 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 13.81 | 19.00 | top 74.0% | 13,987 / 18,907 |
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
- 21 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at North Jersey Speedsolving B 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.44 at NJIT Spring 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at NJIT Spring 2023.
- 10 Dec 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.83 at West Chester Fall 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022First competition: Princeton Fall 2022. A 16.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Ocean County 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023
- North Jersey Speedsolving B 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- GCU Spring 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- South Jersey Speedsolving 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- NJIT Spring 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Penn Cube Day Spring 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- West Chester Fall 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2022 · 24 Sep 2022
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.
- Ishan Donavalli — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Daniel Hong — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Brandon Ervin — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.44 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.