People · India
Sambit Sarkar
3×3 · top 6.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017SARK03
Sambit Sarkar has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.46, set at City of Joy Open 2019, puts him in the top 6.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 642nd in India. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2017, he has put 205 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.47 in June 2017 to 9.46, a 64% improvement. Sambit has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.46 | 11.75 | top 6.0% | 642 / 20,146 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 4.03 | top 11.6% | 973 / 12,225 | |
| 4×4 | 41.06 | 43.93 | top 13.4% | 365 / 4,220 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.10 | 7.05 | top 20.8% | 1,266 / 8,971 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.00 | 1:35.48 | top 30.7% | 371 / 1,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.31 | 28.47 | top 32.5% | 1,189 / 4,534 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.41 | 2:06.91 | top 45.5% | 518 / 1,458 | |
| Skewb | 10.30 | 19.75 | top 56.8% | 1,650 / 3,548 | |
| Clock | 25.84 | 26.26 | top 78.2% | 757 / 1,109 |
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
- 9 Nov 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.46 at City of Joy Open 2019.
- 9 Nov 2019Six personal bests in one day at City of Joy Open 2019.
- 29 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at City of Joy Open 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 14.99 at CubeHub Open 2017.
- 11 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.99 at CubeHub Open 2017.
- 3 Jun 2017First competition: City of Joy Open 2017. A 26.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing Returns to Kolkata 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- City of Joy Open 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- City of Joy Open 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubeHub Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- City of Joy Open 2017 · 3 Jun 2017
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.
- Satwik Sen — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Sayan Bhattacharyya — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Ankan Das — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.