People · India
Taneesh Ilapakurthi
3×3 · top 5.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024ILAP02
Taneesh Ilapakurthi has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.09, set at Only 3x3s in Hyderabad May 2026, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 535th in India. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2024, he has put 301 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.16 in April 2024 to 9.09, a 65% improvement. Taneesh has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 9.09 | 10.47 | top 5.1% | 535 / 20,018 | |
| Skewb | 3.49 | 5.68 | top 7.7% | 187 / 3,524 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 3.94 | top 13.4% | 1,111 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.41 | 28.04 | top 16.2% | 551 / 4,516 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.82 | 9.20 | top 18.7% | 1,117 / 8,934 | |
| 4×4 | 54.19 | 1:08.52 | top 29.8% | 902 / 4,186 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.56 | 1:50.59 | top 39.6% | 500 / 1,525 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | 48.67 | early days — 3 solves | 298 / 600 | |
| Clock | 27.57 | 32.37 | top 81.2% | 783 / 1,092 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:00.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 482 / 598 |
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
- 26 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.48 at Twist 'n Turn Hyd Open 2025.
- 14 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at South India Cube Championship 2025.
- 7 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage June 2025.
- 19 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage April 2025.
- 1 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Rubik's UK Championship 2024.
- 6 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2024.
Competitions
- Only 3x3s in Hyderabad May 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- DC Hyderabad Open March A 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Twist 'n Turn Hyd Open 2025 · 26 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- South India Cube Championship 2025 · 14 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage June 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage April 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage July 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage June 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage April 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Sireesh Ilapakurthi — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Noah Calderon-Kamata — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Kyoichi Curry (ジェイムス 恭一) — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.