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Kaivalya Rakesh Parange (कैवल्य राकेश पारंगे)
Clock · top 1.0% of 32,048 all-time · competing since February 2020 · 2020PARA01
Kaivalya Rakesh Parange (कैवल्य राकेश पारंगे) has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 3.18, set at Ileseum Cube Open 2025, puts him in the top 1.0% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in India. Until May 2021, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since February 2020, he has put 941 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.26 in February 2020 to 9.37, a 73% improvement. Kaivalya has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 3.18 | 5.46 | top 1.0% | 8 / 1,092 | |
| Skewb | 2.31 | 6.40 | top 2.3% | 45 / 3,524 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.57 | 5.06 | top 2.4% | 118 / 8,934 | |
| 2×2 | 1.57 | 2.89 | top 2.5% | 184 / 12,146 | |
| Megaminx | 46.90 | 52.03 | top 3.8% | 26 / 1,443 | |
| 3×3 | 9.37 | 10.94 | top 5.8% | 607 / 20,018 | |
| Square-1 | 10.22 | 12.79 | top 6.5% | 36 / 805 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.78 | 21.16 | top 7.7% | 247 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 38.28 | 45.36 | top 10.1% | 270 / 4,186 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.61 | 1:22.62 | top 17.2% | 188 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 43.00 | top 37.3% | 163 / 600 | |
| 7×7 | 4:26.30 | 4:30.00 | top 39.9% | 124 / 360 |
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
- 25 May 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.37 at Pune Summer Open 2025.
- 2 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Ileseum Cube Open 2025.
- 3 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Korum Cube Challenge 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Side Events Bangalore April 2024.
- 9 Sep 2023Eight personal bests in one day at Pune Cube Fiesta 2023.
- 20 May 2023Five personal bests in one day at Pavillion Cube Open 2023.
Competitions
- 24K Glitterati Cube Open 2026 · 21 Jun 2026
- Ileseum Cube Open 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pune Summer Open 2025 · 25 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Returns to PCMC 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Ileseum Cube Open 2025 · 2 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- FMC Pune 2024 · 1 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- IISER Pune Autumn Open 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pune Cube Carnival 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pune Unscrambled 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Side Events At KAVA 2024 · 2 Jun 2024
- Korum Cube Challenge 2024 · 3 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Side Events Bangalore April 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Pune Cube Fiesta 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Pavillion Cube Open 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- IISER Pune Summer Open 2023 · 30 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Saraswati Open 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Korum Cube Challenge 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- DSK Cube Open 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Phoenix Cube Challenge 2022 · 25 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Oculus Cube Open 2020 · 1 Feb 2020
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 152 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Pranav Dandgaval — met in 142 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
- Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap — met in 130 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Clock single — 239 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.