People · India
Nikhil Arin Varma
2×2 · top 8.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016VARM01
Nikhil Arin Varma has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.42, set at Cubing ATMOSphere 2016, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 669th in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since October 2016, he has put 472 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.38 in October 2016 to 10.65, a 39% improvement. Nikhil has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.42 | 4.82 | top 8.2% | 669 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 | 10.65 | 12.19 | top 9.5% | 1,080 / 20,146 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.14 | 1:15.72 | top 9.9% | 113 / 1,537 | |
| 4×4 | 40.25 | 48.75 | top 12.5% | 342 / 4,220 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.24 | 21.33 | top 13.2% | 449 / 4,534 | |
| Skewb | 5.39 | 9.98 | top 21.2% | 598 / 3,548 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.63 | 10.72 | top 33.1% | 2,112 / 8,971 | |
| Megaminx | 2:02.12 | 2:27.15 | top 47.0% | 543 / 1,458 | |
| 6×6 | 4:38.48 | — | early days — 1 solve | 396 / 537 |
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
- 19 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Cubing ATMOSphere 2019.
- 28 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Hyderabad Cube Open 2019.
- 11 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2019.
- 31 Mar 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Hyderabad Cube Open 2018.
- 21 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Geethanjali Cube Open 2018.
- 26 Feb 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at P3 Grand Open - Feb 2017.
Competitions
- DC Hyderabad Winter Open 2025 · 20 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Davis Summer 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025
- DSL Cube Open 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing ATMOSphere 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Hyderabad Cube Open 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Deccan Cube Open July 2019 · 14 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2019 · 11 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Hyderabad Cube Open 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Geethanjali Cube Open 2018 · 21 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- P3 Grand Open - Feb 2017 · 26 Feb 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- P3 Grand Open - Jan 2017 · 8 Jan 2017
- P3 Grand Open 2016 · 3 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing ATMOSphere 2016 · 15 Oct 2016
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.
- Madhav Singh — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Velidi Venkata Jagan Mohana Murali Krishna — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Abhishek Sathyanarayanan — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.