People · United States
Lakshin Sowdesh Kumar
3×3 · top 6.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026KUMA05
Lakshin Sowdesh Kumar has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.60, set at Cube Against Cancer DFW 2026, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,524th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2026, he has put 46 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.42 in March 2026 to 9.60, a 23% improvement. Lakshin 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 | 9.60 | 10.45 | top 6.4% | 3,524 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.62 | 5.05 | top 21.7% | 8,493 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.46 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,889 / 19,072 |
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
- 2 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.60 at Cube Against Cancer DFW 2026.
- 18 Mar 2026First competition: DFW Weeknights 2 2026. A 12.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer DFW 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Weeknights 2 2026 · 18 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.
- Ishan Parikh — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Abhinav Agarwal — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tristan Patrick — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.