People · India
Ishaan Vatus
3×3 · top 21.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2019 · 2019VATU01
Ishaan Vatus has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.03, set at Don't Pause in Delhi 2026, puts him in the top 21.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,672nd in India. Across 7 competitions since September 2019, he has put 119 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.85 in September 2019 to 14.03, a 55% improvement. Ishaan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 14.03 | 15.71 | top 21.1% | 2,672 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 4.36 | 6.03 | top 31.1% | 2,751 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.03 | 1:08.79 | top 38.7% | 1,230 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.60 | 41.22 | top 43.4% | 1,613 / 4,516 | |
| 5×5 | 2:05.03 | 2:19.42 | top 52.4% | 681 / 1,525 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.63 | 15.41 | top 57.8% | 3,941 / 8,934 | |
| 6×6 | 3:48.44 | 4:18.59 | early days — 3 solves | 292 / 531 | |
| Skewb | 12.05 | 17.50 | top 66.3% | 1,950 / 3,524 | |
| Clock | 23.26 | 29.44 | top 73.0% | 684 / 1,092 | |
| Square-1 | 54.88 | — | early days — 1 solve | 575 / 805 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at BITS Pilani CubeStorm 2026.
- 14 Dec 2024First sub-30 3×3: 14.92 at D21 Delhi Cube Open A 2024.
- 14 Dec 2024First sub-20 3×3: 14.92 at D21 Delhi Cube Open A 2024.
- 14 Dec 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at D21 Delhi Cube Open A 2024.
- 29 Sep 2019First competition: SNU Autumn Open 2019. A 30.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BITS Pilani CubeStorm 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Delhi Summer Showdown 2026 · 19 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Noida Summer Cube Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Don't Pause in Delhi 2026 · 4 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Don't Pause in Delhi 2025 · 6 Jul 2025
- D21 Delhi Cube Open A 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- SNU Autumn Open 2019 · 29 Sep 2019
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.
- Saiyam Jain — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Aryan Seth — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Snehashish Chakravarti — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.03 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.