People · India
Pankaj Nag
3×3 · top 22.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2013 · 2013NAGP01
Pankaj Nag has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.46, set at Raipur Winter Cube Challenge 2018, puts him in the top 22.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,905th in India. Across 5 competitions since March 2013, he has put 151 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.62 in March 2013 to 14.46, a 66% improvement. Pankaj has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.46 | 16.33 | top 22.6% | 2,905 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 4.01 | 6.20 | top 26.6% | 2,304 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.44 | 32.24 | top 35.4% | 1,278 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 59.12 | 1:09.39 | top 35.5% | 1,120 / 4,186 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.23 | 9.93 | top 38.2% | 2,438 / 8,934 | |
| 5×5 | 1:46.40 | 2:08.38 | top 40.2% | 508 / 1,525 | |
| Megaminx | 2:07.13 | 2:12.84 | top 49.6% | 572 / 1,443 | |
| Square-1 | 31.37 | 34.84 | top 51.9% | 357 / 805 | |
| Skewb | 10.85 | 14.18 | top 60.0% | 1,750 / 3,524 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:10.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 488 / 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
- 31 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Heat Raipur 2025.
- 30 Dec 2018Five personal bests in one day at Raipur Winter Cube Challenge 2018.
- 14 Oct 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.41 at Raipur Cube Championship 2018.
- 14 Oct 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.92 at Raipur Cube Championship 2018.
- 14 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at Raipur Cube Championship 2018.
- 8 Mar 2014First sub-30 3×3: 28.15 at Pragyan Cube Open 2014.
Competitions
- Cubing Heat Raipur 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Raipur Winter Cube Challenge 2018 · 30 Dec 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Raipur Cube Championship 2018 · 14 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Pragyan Cube Open 2014 · 8 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Pragyan Cube Open 2013 · 2 Mar 2013
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.
- Gaurav Bachani — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Gaurav Kumar — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Sharique Mahmood — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.46 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.