People · India
Sakthivel Karmegam
3×3 · top 13.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015KARM02
Sakthivel Karmegam has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.89, set at Cubing at Spencer Plaza 2026, puts him in the top 13.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,618th in India. Across 7 competitions since May 2015, he has put 190 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.20 in May 2015 to 11.89, a 46% improvement. Sakthivel has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 11.89 | 13.84 | top 13.5% | 1,618 / 20,018 | |
| 4×4 | 50.31 | 1:00.42 | top 25.1% | 738 / 4,186 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.75 | 1:40.37 | top 29.3% | 299 / 1,443 | |
| 2×2 | 4.63 | 5.63 | top 34.6% | 3,130 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.39 | 31.31 | top 37.8% | 1,367 / 4,516 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.33 | 2:09.21 | top 51.3% | 666 / 1,525 | |
| Skewb | 12.42 | 17.69 | top 68.1% | 2,013 / 3,524 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.48 | 15.08 | top 70.1% | 5,035 / 8,934 |
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
- 8 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at SSN Cube Open 2025.
- 24 Feb 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.34 at Daksh Open Cube 2018.
- 24 Feb 2018Five personal bests in one day at Daksh Open Cube 2018.
- 29 Aug 2015First sub-20 3×3: 19.77 at Brain Studio Cube Open 2015.
- 29 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Brain Studio Cube Open 2015.
- 29 May 2015First competition: Indian Nationals 2015. A 22.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing at Vivira A 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at Spencer Plaza 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- SSN Cube Open 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- C3 Cup Finale 2019 · 28 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Daksh Open Cube 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Brain Studio Cube Open 2015 · 29 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2015 · 29 May 2015
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.
- Rahul Venkatesan — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hariharan Sachidanandam — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vijay Kishore — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 20,746 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.