People · India
Rishit Kholiwal
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023KHOL01
Rishit Kholiwal has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.22, set at Delhi Summer Showdown 2026, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 572nd in India. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since July 2023, he has put 228 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.65 in July 2023 to 9.22, a 37% improvement. Rishit 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 | 9.22 | 11.18 | top 5.4% | 572 / 20,018 | |
| 4×4 | 43.34 | 48.90 | top 16.2% | 445 / 4,186 | |
| 2×2 | 3.79 | 6.15 | top 23.8% | 2,075 / 12,146 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.20 | 9.77 | top 29.5% | 1,824 / 8,934 | |
| Skewb | 6.61 | 13.69 | top 30.5% | 851 / 3,524 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.28 | 1:51.00 | top 34.8% | 430 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.59 | 30.82 | top 35.8% | 1,294 / 4,516 | |
| 6×6 | 3:28.26 | 4:05.02 | top 54.0% | 250 / 531 | |
| 7×7 | 5:42.24 | 6:00.04 | top 63.2% | 215 / 360 | |
| Clock | 20.69 | 22.16 | top 66.7% | 596 / 1,092 |
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 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.22 at Delhi Summer Showdown 2026.
- 24 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Noida Cube Open 2025.
- 29 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Gurugram Monsoon Cube Open 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Gurugram Spring Open 2024.
- 22 Jul 2023First competition: Studio 21 Open Saturday 2023. A 14.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Delhi Summer Showdown 2026 · 19 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Noida Cube Open 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Odd Day In Delhi 2024 · 29 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Cube Bonanza Delhi 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Gurugram Monsoon Cube Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Gurugram Spring Open 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedcubing ESYA 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Studio 21 Open Saturday 2023 · 22 Jul 2023
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.
- Veenayak Bhola — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Rohan Gupta — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Saiyam Jain — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 3.34 away.
Targets move as he improves.