People · United States
Naren Loganathan
3×3 · top 4.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017LOGA01
Naren Loganathan has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.88, set at CMI Tessellate Cube Open 2023, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,603rd in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2017, he has put 292 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.17 in March 2017 to 8.88, a 58% improvement. Naren 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.88 | 10.35 | top 4.6% | 2,603 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 33.62 | 36.23 | top 5.5% | 847 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 4.05 | top 7.2% | 2,894 / 41,674 | |
| 7×7 | 2:48.15 | 2:58.79 | top 7.4% | 200 / 3,236 | |
| 5×5 | 1:03.48 | 1:08.01 | top 7.6% | 602 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.18 | 17.32 | top 8.5% | 1,153 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:02.97 | 1:03.57 | top 11.6% | 796 / 8,026 | |
| 6×6 | 2:05.27 | 2:09.66 | top 13.4% | 495 / 4,262 | |
| Skewb | 4.85 | 8.07 | top 17.1% | 2,738 / 19,164 |
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
- 4 Feb 2023Five personal bests in one day at CMI Tessellate Cube Open 2023.
- 28 Dec 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at C3 Cup Finale 2019.
- 27 Jul 2019Six personal bests in one day at SSN Cube Open 2019.
- 24 Feb 2018First sub-20 3×3: 14.13 at Anokha Cubing Royale 2018.
- 24 Feb 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.13 at Anokha Cubing Royale 2018.
- 24 Feb 2018Three personal bests in one day at Anokha Cubing Royale 2018.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2026 · 26 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024 · 22 Jun 2024
- CMI Tessellate Cube Open 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- C3 Cup Finale 2019 · 28 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Anokha Cubing Royale 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Anokha Cubing Royale 2017 · 3 Mar 2017
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.
- Sandeep Rajaram — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Pravith Velmurugan — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Stanley Tran — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 3.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.