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Pranav Arul Perumal
3×3 · top 2.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026PERU01
Pranav Arul Perumal has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.97, set at Brookline Favorites IV 2026, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,615th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2026, he has put 143 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.19 in February 2026 to 7.97, a 22% improvement. Pranav has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 7.97 | 9.83 | top 2.8% | 1,615 / 60,666 | |
| 5×5 | 53.40 | 1:00.29 | top 2.8% | 231 / 9,537 | |
| 4×4 | 30.37 | 32.52 | top 3.1% | 508 / 19,354 | |
| 6×6 | 2:09.26 | 2:18.78 | top 15.1% | 545 / 4,262 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.75 | 31.74 | top 41.4% | 5,618 / 15,900 | |
| 7×7 | 8:00.37 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,896 / 3,236 |
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
- 29 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Brookline Favorites IV 2026.
- 2 May 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.73 at WPI Spring 2026.
- 2 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at WPI Spring 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026First competition: UMass Spring 2026. A 10.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Seabrook Open 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Brookline Favorites IV 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026
- Saint John's Summer 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- WPI Spring 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Wakefield MA Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Against Cancer Boston 2026 · 21 Mar 2026
- UMass Spring 2026 · 28 Feb 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.
- Derek White — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Jay Rangthale — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Jason Wickman — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
- A sub-50 5×5 single — 733 people have one; it is 3.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.