People · Nepal
Raman Shakya
Pyraminx · top 2.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017SHAK07
Raman Shakya has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.63, set at LOCUS Cubing Nepal 2025, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Nepal. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since December 2017, he has put 752 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.37 in December 2017 to 8.64, a 55% improvement. Raman has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.63 | 5.11 | top 2.5% | 2 / 193 | |
| 2×2 | 1.82 | 3.69 | top 3.7% | 3 / 262 | |
| 3×3 | 8.64 | 10.60 | top 4.0% | 11 / 562 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.91 | 16.29 | top 4.3% | 4 / 132 | |
| 4×4 | 33.11 | 38.07 | top 5.0% | 4 / 120 | |
| 5×5 | 1:01.14 | 1:06.37 | top 6.1% | 1 / 42 | |
| Megaminx | 1:00.25 | 1:08.80 | top 10.2% | 5 / 39 | |
| 6×6 | 1:58.52 | 2:12.62 | top 10.5% | 1 / 12 | |
| Skewb | 5.19 | 8.14 | top 19.6% | 26 / 96 | |
| 7×7 | 4:08.50 | 4:21.88 | top 33.9% | 3 / 4 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | — | top 40.9% | 4 / 14 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:35.89 | — | early days — 1 solve | 12 / 15 |
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
- 19 Jul 2025Six personal bests in one day at IEEE Cubing Nepal 2025.
- 27 Feb 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Nepali Nationals 2025.
- 17 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at LOCUS Cubing Nepal 2025.
- 17 Jun 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.90 at Welcome Back Nepal 2022.
- 17 Jun 2022Seven personal bests in one day at Welcome Back Nepal 2022.
- 24 May 2019Ten personal bests in one day at Nepali Nationals 2019.
Competitions
- Radiant Summer Cubing Nepal 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- IEEE Cubing Nepal 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Nepali Nationals 2025 · 27 Feb 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- LOCUS Cubing Nepal 2025 · 17 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Nepal 2022 · 17 Jun 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Cube Jatra 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Nepali Nationals 2019 · 24 May 2019 — 10 personal bests set
- Cube Sankranti 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Pokhara Cube Open 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Cube Mahotsav 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 9 personal bests set
- GhanaTantra 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Nepal Open 2017 · 24 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Salon Ngakhushi — met in 120 rounds, finished ahead 36 times · head to head
- Bihan Thapa Magar — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 73 times · head to head
- Aabhushan Khanal — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 53 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.