People · India
Ishan Padmanabh
2×2 · top 18.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023PADM02
Ishan Padmanabh has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.38, set at Cubing Kerala Travancore Open 2025, puts him in the top 18.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,581st in India. Across 5 competitions since July 2023, he has put 75 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.74 in July 2023 to 16.59, a 46% improvement. Ishan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 3.38 | 5.62 | top 18.7% | 1,581 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 16.59 | 21.28 | top 29.7% | 3,989 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.48 | 10.91 | top 40.4% | 2,595 / 8,934 | |
| Skewb | 9.84 | 14.06 | top 53.9% | 1,543 / 3,524 | |
| 4×4 | 1:52.48 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,846 / 4,186 |
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 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Kerala Travancore Open 2025.
- 11 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.87 at Trivandrum Cube Open 2025.
- 25 May 2024First sub-30 3×3: 24.83 at mcubes Cubing Clash 2024.
- 29 Jul 2023First competition: mcubes Cube Open 2023. A 30.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing Kerala Travancore Open 2025 · 21 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Amrita Cube Open 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Trivandrum Cube Open 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- mcubes Cubing Clash 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- mcubes Cube Open 2023 · 29 Jul 2023
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.
- Ritesh R Nair — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Sananya Lakshmi — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Hariprasad CM — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.