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Nihit Dhayal
Pyraminx · top 1.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023DHAY01
Nihit Dhayal has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.15, set at Sphinx Cube Open Jaipur 2025, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 71st in India. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2023, he has put 320 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.98 in August 2023 to 7.92, a 28% improvement. Nihit has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.15 | 4.56 | top 1.4% | 71 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 | 7.92 | 10.03 | top 2.6% | 247 / 20,018 | |
| 4×4 | 32.57 | 38.94 | top 4.6% | 112 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.80 | 18.62 | top 7.7% | 249 / 4,516 | |
| 2×2 | 2.77 | 3.31 | top 11.7% | 970 / 12,146 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.89 | 1:18.04 | top 13.7% | 154 / 1,525 | |
| Megaminx | 1:12.10 | 1:22.87 | top 16.9% | 159 / 1,443 | |
| Square-1 | 18.96 | 29.09 | top 25.6% | 167 / 805 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:47.30 | — | top 29.0% | 125 / 598 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at BITS Pilani CubeStorm 2026.
- 8 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at Sphinx Cube Open Jaipur 2025.
- 14 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at BITS Pilani Cube Open 2025.
- 9 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.32 at Delhi Cube Challenge 2024.
- 9 Nov 2024Nine personal bests in one day at Delhi Cube Challenge 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2024.
Competitions
- BITS Pilani CubeStorm 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Sphinx Cube Open Jaipur 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- BITS Pilani Cube Open 2025 · 14 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Delhi Cube Challenge 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedcubing ESYA 2023 · 26 Aug 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.
- Ojas Nimaje — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Kunal Oak — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Veenayak Bhola — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.