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Nirnoy Barma
Megaminx · top 3.7% of 35,351 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017BARM02
Nirnoy Barma has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 46.56, set at Bengal Cube Open 2024, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 35,351 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 24th in India. Until April 2011, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2017, he has put 361 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.34 in November 2017 to 9.99, a 51% improvement. Nirnoy has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 46.56 | 51.05 | top 3.7% | 24 / 1,458 | |
| 3×3 | 9.99 | 11.23 | top 7.5% | 837 / 20,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.97 | 8.07 | top 7.5% | 432 / 8,971 | |
| 2×2 | 2.53 | 4.27 | top 9.2% | 756 / 12,225 | |
| 4×4 | 38.53 | 42.35 | top 10.5% | 285 / 4,220 | |
| Skewb | 5.04 | 6.66 | top 18.5% | 511 / 3,548 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.03 | 1:32.57 | top 20.1% | 225 / 1,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.95 | 27.48 | top 23.2% | 841 / 4,534 | |
| Clock | 14.02 | 15.02 | top 43.9% | 377 / 1,109 | |
| Square-1 | 28.28 | 44.83 | top 46.3% | 331 / 813 | |
| 6×6 | 3:15.47 | 3:23.12 | early days — 3 solves | 224 / 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
- 17 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at Cubing Returns to Kolkata 2026.
- 9 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Inquivesta Cube Open 2025.
- 20 Dec 2024Nine personal bests in one day at Bengal Cube Open 2024.
- 18 Aug 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.78 at CubeHub 2.0 Open 2018.
- 18 Aug 2018Seven personal bests in one day at CubeHub 2.0 Open 2018.
- 29 Apr 2018First sub-20 3×3: 15.26 at City of Joy Open 2018.
Competitions
- Bengal Cube Open 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Returns to Kolkata 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Inquivesta Cube Open 2025 · 9 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bengal Cube Open 2024 · 20 Dec 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- CubeHub 2.0 Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- City of Joy Open 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- CubeHub Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 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.
- Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Mukul Das (मुकुल दास) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Anunak Roy — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 567 people have one; it is 6.56 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.