People · United States
Pranav Nittala
2×2 · top 8.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022NITT01
Pranav Nittala has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.42, set at Seabrook Open 2026, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,271st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2022, he has put 120 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.24 in May 2022 to 11.83, a 73% improvement. Pranav has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.42 | 5.17 | top 8.2% | 3,271 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.83 | 15.31 | top 13.4% | 7,257 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.04 | 12.40 | top 28.2% | 7,879 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.23 | 45.31 | top 67.1% | 9,692 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 33.11 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,044 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 2:16.79 | — | early days — 3 solves | 16,988 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 5:20.89 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,918 / 8,026 |
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
- 3 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Seabrook Open 2026.
- 16 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Woonsocket Cubikon 2026.
- 7 Jun 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.39 at Saint John's Warm Up 2025.
- 7 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Saint John's Warm Up 2025.
- 24 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.23 at AMR Planet Cube Open 2025.
- 23 Aug 2024First sub-30 3×3: 21.63 at CubingUSA New England Championship 2024.
Competitions
- Seabrook Open 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Woonsocket Cubikon 2026 · 16 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Saint John's Warm Up 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- AMR Planet Cube Open 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2024 · 23 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 · 27 May 2022
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 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Justin Lee — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.