People · India
Rishwik Dara
3×3 · top 2.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022DARA01
Rishwik Dara has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.51, set at Indian Cube Challenge BLR 2026, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 181st in India. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2022, he has put 177 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.53 in November 2022 to 7.51, a 44% improvement. Rishwik has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 7.51 | 10.31 | top 2.0% | 181 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.17 | 20.42 | top 10.6% | 345 / 4,516 | |
| 2×2 | 2.81 | 4.99 | top 12.1% | 1,007 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 51.72 | 56.98 | top 26.8% | 794 / 4,186 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 252 / 600 |
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
- 30 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.39 at Bangalore Newcomers 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at Bangalore Newcomers 2024.
- 26 Nov 2022First competition: Nexus Winter Open 2022. A 13.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Indian Cube Challenge BLR 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- M5 Summer Open B Bengaluru 2025 · 11 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Side Events Bangalore May 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Bangalore Newcomers 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals FMC 2023 · 10 Dec 2023
- Bangalore Cube Open July 2023 · 29 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Nexus Summer Open Bangalore Saturday 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Nexus Winter Open 2022 · 26 Nov 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.
- Rohan Dharmak — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ) — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Vivek Prasad Mada — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.