People · India
Kush Verma
3×3 · top 6.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023VERM11
Kush Verma has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.68, set at Esplanade Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 702nd in India. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2023, he has put 105 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.85 in August 2023 to 9.68, a 35% improvement. Kush has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.68 | 11.40 | top 6.6% | 702 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.47 | 8.11 | top 16.2% | 959 / 8,934 | |
| 2×2 | 3.57 | 5.26 | top 21.1% | 1,822 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.07 | 28.03 | top 29.0% | 1,047 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.41 | 1:07.26 | top 36.9% | 1,172 / 4,186 | |
| Skewb | 8.96 | 11.44 | top 48.1% | 1,357 / 3,524 | |
| Clock | 30.85 | — | early days — 1 solve | 849 / 1,092 | |
| Megaminx | 3:37.47 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,079 / 1,443 |
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
- 23 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.68 at Esplanade Cube Open 2026.
- 23 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Esplanade Cube Open 2026.
- 26 Aug 2023First competition: Speedcubing ESYA 2023. A 14.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Noida Summer Cube Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026
- Esplanade Cube Open 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Don't Pause in Delhi 2025 · 6 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Gurugram Cube Open 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcubing ESYA 2023 · 26 Aug 2023
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.
- Kaarnik Jain — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Shrey Relan — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Aniket Ahuja — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.