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Nandha Kumar
3×3 one-handed · top 16.1% of 73,695 all-time · competing since February 2014 · 2014KUMA14
Nandha Kumar has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 18.39, set at Chennai Cube Open 2019, puts him in the top 16.1% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 546th in India. Across 9 competitions since February 2014, he has put 180 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.14 in February 2014 to 13.35, a 42% improvement. Nandha has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 18.39 | 22.60 | top 16.1% | 546 / 4,516 | |
| 3×3 | 13.35 | 15.84 | top 18.7% | 2,344 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 4.87 | 6.06 | top 37.7% | 3,465 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.88 | 14.00 | top 59.7% | 4,089 / 8,934 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.87 | — | top 59.8% | 2,079 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 333 / 600 |
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
- 24 Sep 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.68 at VIT Rubik's Cube Challenge 2016.
- 21 Mar 2014First sub-20 3×3: 17.59 at CMI Fiesta Open 2014.
- 21 Mar 2014Four personal bests in one day at CMI Fiesta Open 2014.
- 15 Feb 2014First competition: Carte Blanche Kube Open 2014. A 23.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bangalore Cube Open 2025 · 18 Apr 2025
- Pragyan Cube Open 2025 · 22 Feb 2025
- Chennai Cube Open 2019 · 25 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- SRM Cube Open 2017 · 26 Mar 2017
- Carte Blanche Kube Open 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- VIT Rubik's Cube Challenge 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- CMI Fiesta Open 2014 · 21 Mar 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Carte Blanche Kube Open 2014 · 15 Feb 2014
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.
- Bhargav Narasimhan — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Sandeep Rajaram — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 3.39 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.