People · United States
Nihir Mandalika
Clock · top 41.7% of 32,048 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023MAND17
Nihir Mandalika has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 13.48, set at Yuba City Spring 2026, puts him in the top 41.7% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,333rd in the United States. Across 9 competitions since December 2023, he has put 89 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.22 in March 2024 to 21.47, a 29% improvement. Nihir 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 13.48 | 15.24 | top 41.7% | 3,333 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 | 21.47 | 27.71 | top 44.0% | 25,310 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.52 | 10.18 | top 56.2% | 22,968 / 40,951 |
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
- 28 Jun 2024First sub-30 3×3: 27.27 at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024.
- 10 Dec 2023First competition: Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2023.
Competitions
- SacCubing XXIII 2026 · 17 May 2026
- Yuba City Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dublin California Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- San Ramon Fall 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Benicia Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024 · 28 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Beat the Clock Westminster 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2023 · 10 Dec 2023
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.
- Isaac Modrow — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chris Martin — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sabir Dhillon — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 Clock single — 11,202 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.