People · India
Kanishka Charvak
Skewb · top 4.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024CHAR08
Kanishka Charvak has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.81, set at Side Events Bangalore Jan 2025, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 84th in India. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since June 2024, he has put 549 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His Clock best has come down from 41.02 in June 2024 to 6.33, an 85% improvement. Kanishka has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.81 | 6.32 | top 4.1% | 84 / 3,524 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.14 | 6.09 | top 4.1% | 235 / 8,934 | |
| Clock | 6.33 | 8.16 | top 8.5% | 63 / 1,092 | |
| 3×3 | 10.51 | 13.54 | top 9.0% | 1,011 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 4.10 | top 10.1% | 830 / 12,146 | |
| 5×5 | 1:18.69 | 1:39.78 | top 18.1% | 199 / 1,525 | |
| 4×4 | 45.17 | 54.27 | top 18.5% | 510 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.41 | 25.82 | top 21.6% | 771 / 4,516 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.53 | 1:40.67 | top 29.2% | 294 / 1,443 | |
| Square-1 | 22.54 | 28.23 | top 33.6% | 226 / 805 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 41.67 | top 37.3% | 163 / 600 | |
| 6×6 | 3:04.14 | 3:20.56 | top 43.0% | 185 / 531 | |
| 7×7 | 5:52.56 | 6:40.02 | top 65.9% | 224 / 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, Clock. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Bangalore Cube Open 2025.
- 9 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Big n Blind Bangalore Feb 2025.
- 2 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Side Events Bangalore Feb 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Republic Cube Open BLR 2025.
- 5 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Side Events Bangalore Jan 2025.
- 30 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bheja Fry Dec Bangalore 2024.
Competitions
- Bangalore Cube Open 2025 · 18 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Jus'Cubing Side Events BLR Mar 2025 · 16 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Big n Blind Bangalore Feb 2025 · 9 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Side Events Bangalore Feb 2025 · 2 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Republic Cube Open BLR 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Big N Blind Bangalore Jan 2025 · 12 Jan 2025
- Side Events Bangalore Jan 2025 · 5 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Bangalore Cube Open 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bheja Fry Dec Bangalore 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Karnataka Cube Championship 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 10 personal bests set
- Bheja Fry October Bangalore 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bheja Fry September Bangalore 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzling at JHS Aug 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- MySkool Cube Open BLR Aug 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 10 personal bests set
- Side Events Bangalore July 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bangalore Cube Fest D 2024 · 30 Jun 2024
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.
- Krishanth Thangarathan — met in 126 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Aadhiran Thangarathan — met in 112 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Vivek Prasad Mada — met in 99 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.