People · United States
Rudra Patel
Pyraminx · top 2.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021PATE09
Rudra Patel has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.43, set at Gem City Ohio Showdown 2025, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 536th in the United States. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since December 2021, he has put 371 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.03 in December 2021 to 8.76, a 58% improvement. Rudra 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.43 | 3.68 | top 2.0% | 536 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 8.76 | 10.74 | top 4.3% | 2,403 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.14 | 3.61 | top 5.7% | 2,292 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 3.78 | 10.22 | top 9.4% | 1,446 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.16 | 26.87 | top 18.2% | 2,349 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 48.79 | 1:00.86 | top 23.2% | 3,524 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.01 | 2:03.72 | top 33.1% | 2,623 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 22.38 | 33.16 | top 33.3% | 2,157 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 11.89 | 13.08 | top 34.4% | 2,721 / 8,927 | |
| 6×6 | 4:17.35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,794 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 6:58.32 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,504 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 75 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,038 / 2,040 |
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
- 11 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Gem City Ohio Showdown 2025.
- 20 Oct 2023Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023.
- 12 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.76 at Mason Cube Challenge 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 13.17 at FMC in a Gem City Temple 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.17 at FMC in a Gem City Temple 2023.
Competitions
- Cincinnati Speedsolving 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Gem City Ohio Showdown 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Gem City First in Flight 2024 · 3 Feb 2024
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Mason Cube Challenge 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Gem City Donuts and Dragons 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Miami in an Ohio Oxford 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Bulldog Winter 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- FMC in a Gem City Temple 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Gem City Side Events 2022 · 27 Aug 2022
- Bulldog Holiday Bash 2021 · 18 Dec 2021
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.
- Braden Richards — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead once
- Luke Garrett — met in 66 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steven Wintringham — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.