People · India
Pranav Raaghav
3×3 · top 3.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2013 · 2013RAAG01
Pranav Raaghav has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.45, set at VIT Rubik's Cube Challenge 2016, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 361st in India. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since September 2013, he has put 956 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 63% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.65 in September 2013 to 8.45, a 63% improvement. Pranav has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 8.45 | 13.05 | top 3.7% | 361 / 20,146 | |
| Megaminx | 1:00.22 | 1:08.85 | top 10.2% | 82 / 1,458 | |
| Skewb | 3.95 | 6.61 | top 10.6% | 279 / 3,548 | |
| 2×2 | 2.75 | 4.55 | top 11.5% | 965 / 12,225 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.09 | 6.91 | top 13.7% | 801 / 8,971 | |
| 4×4 | 42.29 | 50.46 | top 14.9% | 410 / 4,220 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.00 | 23.21 | top 15.1% | 528 / 4,534 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:16.51 | — | top 38.9% | 179 / 605 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 41.67 | top 41.0% | 182 / 612 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.42 | 2:05.88 | top 43.0% | 555 / 1,537 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 24:49 | — | top 55.2% | 84 / 172 | |
| 6×6 | 6:21.39 | 6:56.05 | early days — 3 solves | 482 / 537 | |
| Square-1 | 1:34.10 | — | top 96.0% | 743 / 813 |
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
- 24 Sep 2016Four personal bests in one day at VIT Rubik's Cube Challenge 2016.
- 5 Aug 2016Three personal bests in one day at SSN Cube Open 2016.
- 29 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2015.
- 21 Mar 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.67 at REC Cube Open 2015.
- 3 Jan 2015Six personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2015.
- 26 Sep 2014Seven personal bests in one day at VIT Rubiks Cube Challenge 2014.
Competitions
- C3 Cup Finale 2019 · 28 Dec 2019
- Gravitas Cube Open 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2018 · 6 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- VIT Rubik's Cube Challenge 2017 · 22 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- SSN Cube Open 2017 · 28 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2017 · 31 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- VIT Rubik's Cube Challenge 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2016 · 5 Aug 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2016 · 23 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2015 · 29 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- REC Cube Open 2015 · 21 Mar 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2015 · 3 Jan 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- VIT Rubiks Cube Challenge 2014 · 26 Sep 2014 — 7 personal bests set
- C3 Cube Open 2014 · 26 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- CMI Fiesta Open 2014 · 21 Mar 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Carte Blanche Kube Open 2014 · 15 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2014 · 4 Jan 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- VIT Rubik's Challenge 2013 · 28 Sep 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.
- Anish Rajesh — met in 168 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Bhargav Narasimhan — met in 144 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Kesava Kirupa — met in 141 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,558 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.