People · India
Prithwish Pal
3×3 · top 2.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026PALP01
Prithwish Pal has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.07, set at Cubing Returns to Kolkata 2026, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 276th in India. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 72 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Prithwish has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.07 | 10.04 | top 2.9% | 276 / 20,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.83 | 16.86 | top 7.9% | 256 / 4,534 | |
| 4×4 | 40.91 | 44.52 | top 13.2% | 359 / 4,220 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.02 | 1:39.03 | top 28.2% | 335 / 1,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 470 / 1,458 |
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
- 17 May 2026First competition: Cubing Returns to Kolkata 2026. A 9.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bengal Cube Open 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Returns to Kolkata 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 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.
- Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yuvraj Agarwal — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Rupam Das (रूपम दास) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 2.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.