People · United States
Nayan Ramam
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018RAMA03
Nayan Ramam has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.98, set at GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2025, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,587th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since January 2018, he has put 169 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.24 in January 2018 to 7.98, a 75% improvement. Nayan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 7.98 | 10.67 | top 2.8% | 1,587 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 4.19 | top 9.1% | 3,585 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 37.55 | 40.11 | top 9.3% | 1,387 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.57 | 32.54 | top 35.7% | 4,717 / 15,683 |
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
- 30 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2025.
- 27 Jul 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.86 at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 27 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 27 Mar 2022Four personal bests in one day at SacCubing XI 2022.
- 27 May 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.50 at SacCubing IV 2018.
- 18 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.75 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018.
Competitions
- GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2025 · 30 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 44 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 AM 2022 · 3 Apr 2022
- SacCubing XI 2022 · 27 Mar 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2018 · 15 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing IV 2018 · 27 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing III 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- South Enough 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 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.
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Paul Mahvi — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.