People · United States
Karun Rao
3×3 · top 77.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026RAOK01
Karun Rao has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 40.19, set at NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026, puts him in the top 77.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 47,050th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since March 2026, he has put 15 official solves on the record across two events. Karun has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 40.19 | 45.65 | top 77.1% | 47,050 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 14.33 | 18.66 | top 89.4% | 37,162 / 40,951 |
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
- 8 Mar 2026First competition: NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026. A 40.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Roswell 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
- NCSU Wolfpack Spring 2026 · 8 Mar 2026
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.
- Nicolás Sánchez — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ethan Owens — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Smith — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-40 3×3 single — 218,634 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-12 2×2 single — 157,609 people have one; it is 2.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.