People · India
Pranay Bansal
2×2 · top 7.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026BANS04
Pranay Bansal has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.38, set at Noida Summer Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 627th in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 38 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.17 in May 2026 to 12.11, a 25% improvement. Pranay has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 4.72 | top 7.8% | 627 / 12,225 | |
| 3×3 | 12.11 | 14.15 | top 14.3% | 1,758 / 20,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.27 | 10.65 | top 30.1% | 1,883 / 8,971 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.89 | 29.56 | top 39.2% | 1,431 / 4,534 |
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
- 20 Jun 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.52 at Noida Summer Cube Open 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Noida Summer Cube Open 2026.
- 23 May 2026First competition: Esplanade Cube Open 2026. A 16.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Noida Summer Cube Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Esplanade Cube Open 2026 · 23 May 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.
- Aryan Malhotra — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Saiyam Jain — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Aniket Ahuja — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.