People · United States
Prakhar Bansal
3×3 · top 13.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017BANS02
Prakhar Bansal has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.98, set at Newmarket Open 2019, puts him in the top 13.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,408th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since June 2017, he has put 79 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.30 in June 2017 to 11.98, a 35% improvement. Prakhar has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 11.98 | 14.63 | top 13.8% | 7,408 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.04 | 4.94 | top 14.7% | 5,760 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.91 | 10.75 | top 27.2% | 7,441 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.46 | 33.41 | top 40.5% | 5,419 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 9.59 | 16.33 | top 52.4% | 9,433 / 18,907 |
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
- 22 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.98 at Newmarket Open 2019.
- 17 Jun 2017First competition: Newmarket Open 2017. A 18.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Western Ontario Winter 2026 · 14 Mar 2026
- Western Ontario Winter 2025 · 23 Mar 2025
- Newmarket Open 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017
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.
- Matthew Lee — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nicholas Patterson — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Thompson Clarke — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.