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Sivaganesh Balaganesh
Pyraminx · top 45.4% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017BALA04
Sivaganesh Balaganesh has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 9.06, set at Cubing at Vivira B 2026, puts him in the top 45.4% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,974th in India. Across 8 competitions since March 2017, he has put 98 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.73 in March 2017 to 22.87, a 32% improvement. Sivaganesh 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 9.06 | 13.56 | top 45.4% | 2,974 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 | 22.87 | 27.59 | top 47.6% | 7,011 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 6.48 | 7.87 | top 55.8% | 5,494 / 12,146 |
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
- 27 Jul 2019First sub-30 3×3: 29.25 at SSN Cube Open 2019.
- 26 Mar 2017First competition: SRM Cube Open 2017. A 33.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing at Vivira B 2026 · 10 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UIUC Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pyraminx with Madison Ideas 2026 · 28 Feb 2026
- UIUC Fall 2025 · 15 Nov 2025
- C3 Cup Finale 2019 · 28 Dec 2019
- VSVN Cube Open 2019 · 17 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- SSN Cube Open 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- SRM Cube Open 2017 · 26 Mar 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.
- Nitin Nathan — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ant Irizarry — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aaron Soley — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.