People · India
Kawin Kumaran
3×3 · top 6.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018KUMA42
Kawin Kumaran has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.56, set at Bangalore Newcomers 2024, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 659th in India. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2018, he has put 84 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.24 in December 2018 to 9.56, a 33% improvement. Kawin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.56 | 11.65 | top 6.3% | 659 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.24 | 22.37 | top 18.5% | 641 / 4,516 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 5.29 | top 35.5% | 3,226 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.36 | 23.42 | top 83.1% | 6,397 / 8,934 |
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
- 30 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.56 at Bangalore Newcomers 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at Bangalore Newcomers 2024.
- 1 Dec 2018First competition: Phoenix C3 Open 2018. A 14.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- M5 Summer Open A Bengaluru 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bangalore Newcomers 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Bangalore Cube Open July 2023 · 29 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Phoenix C3 Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018
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.
- Vivek Prasad Mada — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Nirmay Maulikkumar Soni — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Arun Kannan — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 4.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.