People · United States
Karan Bhaigade
3×3 · top 4.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024BHAI01
Karan Bhaigade has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.90, set at DFW Megacomp 2024, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,579th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since February 2024, he has put 81 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.93 in February 2024 to 8.90, a 19% improvement. Karan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 8.90 | 10.04 | top 4.6% | 2,579 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.38 | 5.12 | top 31.4% | 12,483 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 57.73 | 1:07.21 | top 34.0% | 5,439 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.00 | 37.00 | top 48.9% | 6,705 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 3:11.87 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,483 / 9,401 |
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
- 16 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.90 at DFW Megacomp 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at DFW Megacomp 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First competition: DFW Cubing Winter 2024. A 11.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DFW Cubing Winter 2025 · 19 Jan 2025
- DFW Megacomp 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Winter 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Jaxon Sensabaugh — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Trishan Reddy Katamreddy — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- John Wanger II — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.