People · United States
Nivyan Banuri
3×3 · top 41.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026BANU01
Nivyan Banuri has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.52, set at Beaver Falls Open 2026, puts him in the top 41.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 24,035th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since May 2026, he has put 46 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.36 in May 2026 to 20.52, a 42% improvement. Nivyan 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 | 20.52 | 26.87 | top 41.5% | 24,035 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 7.09 | 9.23 | top 61.2% | 25,564 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.10 | 13.82 | top 61.3% | 18,304 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.72 | — | top 74.9% | 13,828 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 3:43.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,470 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:10.93 | — | early days — 1 solve | 13,831 / 15,900 |
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 Sep 2026First sub-30 3×3: 20.52 at Beaver Falls Open 2026.
- 16 May 2026First competition: Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026. A 35.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Beaver Falls Open 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Tartan Twist PA 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Presidential Puzzles in PA 2026 · 16 May 2026
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.
- Leia Jiang — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xavier Ye — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dev Choksi — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 96,384 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.