People · India
Naganesan Thirunavukarasu
3×3 one-handed · top 6.7% of 73,695 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016THIR03
Naganesan Thirunavukarasu has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 14.33, set at Daksh Open Cube 2018, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 210th in India. Until September 2009, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2016, he has put 222 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.16 in November 2016 to 9.82, a 46% improvement. Naganesan has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 one-handed | 14.33 | 18.19 | top 6.7% | 210 / 4,516 | |
| 3×3 | 9.82 | 11.24 | top 7.0% | 748 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 3.64 | 5.52 | top 21.9% | 1,899 / 12,146 |
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
- 17 Mar 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.82 at Pragyan Cube Open 2019.
- 28 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at SSN Cube Open 2017.
- 8 Apr 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.53 at Ban Parity Open 2017.
- 8 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Ban Parity Open 2017.
- 26 Nov 2016First competition: Montfort Championship 2016. A 18.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing Comes to Madurai 2025 · 20 Apr 2025
- VSVN Cube Open 2019 · 17 Nov 2019
- Pragyan Cube Open 2019 · 17 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- SSN Cube Open 2018 · 28 Jul 2018
- Daksh Open Cube 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Grand Cube Open 2017 · 26 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- NIT Trichy Open 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Ban Parity Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2017 · 31 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Montfort Championship 2016 · 26 Nov 2016
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.
- Vijay Kishore — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Pritesh Lunkad — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Nitheesh Kumar Elangovan — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.33 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.