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Praneel Kiran Puntambekar
3×3 · top 13.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022PUNT01
Praneel Kiran Puntambekar has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.73, set at Karnataka Cube Open April 2026, puts him in the top 13.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,539th in India. Across 4 competitions since November 2022, he has put 88 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.47 in November 2022 to 11.73, a 67% improvement. Praneel 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 | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.73 | 14.07 | top 13.0% | 1,539 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 2.97 | 4.62 | top 13.9% | 1,147 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.91 | 9.43 | top 35.4% | 2,246 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.82 | 43.05 | top 60.5% | 2,408 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.35 | — | top 71.5% | 2,541 / 4,186 |
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
- 5 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.73 at Karnataka Cube Open April 2026.
- 5 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Karnataka Cube Open April 2026.
- 6 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Side Events Bangalore July 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024First sub-30 3×3: 18.52 at American School of Bahrain B 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.52 at American School of Bahrain B 2024.
- 4 Nov 2022First competition: Dana Mall Bahrain Open 2022. A 38.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Karnataka Cube Open April 2026 · 5 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Side Events Bangalore July 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- American School of Bahrain B 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Dana Mall Bahrain Open 2022 · 4 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Rugved Pawar — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ankit A — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Adel Alhayki — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.