People · India
Priyadarshan Krishnakumar
3×3 one-handed · top 3.5% of 74,621 all-time · competing since January 2015 · 2015KRIS01
Priyadarshan Krishnakumar has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 12.34, set at HiLITE Cube Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 74,621 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 108th in India. Until January 2010, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since January 2015, he has put 179 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.21 in January 2015 to 9.68, a 44% improvement. Priyadarshan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 one-handed | 12.34 | 17.27 | top 3.5% | 108 / 4,534 | |
| 3×3 | 9.68 | 12.27 | top 6.6% | 713 / 20,146 | |
| 2×2 | 3.38 | 5.19 | top 18.8% | 1,595 / 12,225 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.71 | 1:49.80 | top 32.9% | 410 / 1,537 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.65 | 1:19.83 | top 45.6% | 1,516 / 4,220 | |
| Megaminx | 3:57.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,189 / 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
- 13 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.68 at Rockfort City Cubing Challenge 2026.
- 13 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rockfort City Cubing Challenge 2026.
- 29 May 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.33 at Indian Nationals 2015.
- 29 May 2015Three personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2015.
- 3 Jan 2015First competition: Shaastra Cube Open 2015. A 17.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- HiLITE Cube Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rockfort City Cubing Challenge 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Solve N Cruise at Serene Alleppey 2026 · 6 Jun 2026
- Cubing at Vivira B 2026 · 10 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing at Spencer Plaza 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- Kalanjiam Cubing Challenge 2025 · 28 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2017 · 31 Dec 2016
- Indian Nationals 2015 · 29 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2015 · 3 Jan 2015
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.
- Arun Kannan — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Rahul Venkatesan — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Bhargav Narasimhan — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.