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Paras Nitesh Somavanshi
3×3 · top 11.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023SOMA04
Paras Nitesh Somavanshi has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.19, set at IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026, puts him in the top 11.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,282nd in India. Across 5 competitions since July 2023, he has put 63 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 14.55 in July 2023 to 5.38, a 63% improvement. Paras 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 | 11.19 | 17.24 | top 11.1% | 1,282 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 5.38 | 6.14 | top 44.0% | 4,151 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 16.38 | 21.25 | top 86.2% | 6,743 / 8,934 | |
| 4×4 | 2:30.90 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,524 / 4,186 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Mar 2026First sub-20 3×3: 11.19 at IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026.
- 29 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.19 at IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026.
- 9 Sep 2023First sub-30 3×3: 22.77 at Pune Cube Fiesta 2023.
- 9 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Pune Cube Fiesta 2023.
- 29 Jul 2023First competition: Bangalore Cube Open July 2023. A 32.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Korum Cube Challenge 2024 · 3 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pune Unscrambled 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pune Cube Fiesta 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bangalore Cube Open July 2023 · 29 Jul 2023
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.
- Dhruva Nikhil Jagtap — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Anay Shrikar — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shubham Maharana — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.