People · United States
Nirav Prakash
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022PRAK05
Nirav Prakash has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.22, set at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,012th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2022, he has put 44 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.19 in November 2022 to 9.22, an 18% improvement. Nirav has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.22 | 10.94 | top 5.4% | 3,012 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.16 | 26.27 | top 31.9% | 4,154 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:19.86 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,499 / 2,092 |
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
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.37 at Tacoma Winter 2025.
- 26 Nov 2022First competition: Keep Portland Weird 2022. A 13.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tacoma Winter 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Keep Portland Weird 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 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.
- Jayden Kvernmo — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Alexander Wheeler — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Zachary Miller — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 4.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.