People · India
Lochan Balaji Murthy
2×2 · top 9.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023MURT04
Lochan Balaji Murthy has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.53, set at New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 741st in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2023, he has put 136 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.94 in September 2023 to 13.30, an 11% improvement. Lochan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.53 | 3.83 | top 9.2% | 741 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 13.30 | 16.16 | top 18.5% | 2,317 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.20 | 9.13 | top 29.5% | 1,824 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.31 | 34.60 | top 42.7% | 1,580 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.80 | 1:51.04 | top 62.0% | 2,151 / 4,186 | |
| Megaminx | 3:32.35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,059 / 1,443 | |
| Square-1 | 1:40.90 | — | early days — 1 solve | 753 / 805 |
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 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026.
- 1 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at New Braunfels Comal Cubing Classic 2026.
- 25 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at San Antonio Fall 2025.
- 10 Sep 2023First competition: Brazos Cubing Fall 2023. A 19.83 3×3 single to start from.
- 10 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.94 at Brazos Cubing Fall 2023.
Competitions
- New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026 · 2 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- New Braunfels Comal Cubing Classic 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- San Antonio Fall 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Brazos Cubing Fall 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Michael Conard — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Ryan Pilat — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Wood — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.