People · India
Puneet Gupta
3×3 · top 4.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022GUPT15
Puneet Gupta has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.96, set at Mumbai Twistathon 2024, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 482nd in India. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since June 2022, he has put 177 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. Puneet has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 8.96 | 10.08 | top 4.8% | 482 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 5.50 | top 7.8% | 615 / 12,146 | |
| Square-1 | 10.97 | 14.26 | top 7.9% | 45 / 805 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.10 | 18.88 | top 10.5% | 335 / 4,516 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.56 | 11.75 | top 10.6% | 612 / 8,934 | |
| 4×4 | 39.39 | 44.72 | top 11.4% | 311 / 4,186 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.48 | 1:46.85 | top 31.1% | 376 / 1,525 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.45 | 1:56.36 | top 36.1% | 384 / 1,443 | |
| Skewb | 8.41 | 11.39 | top 44.3% | 1,240 / 3,524 |
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
- 25 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Mumbai Twistathon 2024.
- 23 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Oculus Cube Open 2024.
- 25 Jun 2022First competition: Phoenix Cube Challenge 2022. A 9.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Mumbai Twistathon 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Oculus Cube Open 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcubing ESYA 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Phoenix Cube Challenge 2022 · 25 Jun 2022
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.
- Aayush Shah — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Shubham Maharana — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Advay Kapil Suvarna — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.