People · India
Shashank Bala
3×3 · top 20.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018BALA11
Shashank Bala has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.83, set at Pavillion Cube Open 2023, puts him in the top 20.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,564th in India. Across 6 competitions since April 2018, he has put 94 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.68 in April 2018 to 13.83, a 44% improvement. Shashank has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 13.83 | 17.00 | top 20.4% | 2,564 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 5.39 | 6.32 | top 44.1% | 4,164 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.34 | 1:14.54 | top 48.2% | 1,607 / 4,186 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.44 | 12.75 | top 48.5% | 3,210 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.65 | 35.91 | top 52.6% | 2,029 / 4,516 |
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
- 29 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026.
- 20 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.83 at Pavillion Cube Open 2023.
- 20 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Pavillion Cube Open 2023.
- 30 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.31 at IISER Pune Summer Open 2023.
- 30 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at IISER Pune Summer Open 2023.
- 29 Apr 2018First competition: Versatile Cube Open 2018. A 24.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- IISER Pune PARAM Open 2026 · 29 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Pune Cube Fiesta 2023 · 9 Sep 2023
- Pavillion Cube Open 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- IISER Pune Summer Open 2023 · 30 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Pune Cube Open 2018 · 9 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Versatile Cube Open 2018 · 29 Apr 2018
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.
- Anay Shrikar — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jay Nikhil Gadgil — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mohit Lulla — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.