People · Australia
Taran Shekar
2×2 · top 1.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023SHEK01
Taran Shekar has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.26, set at Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 125th in Australia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since June 2023, he has put 325 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.58 in June 2023 to 10.47, a 44% improvement. Taran has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.26 | 3.17 | top 1.2% | 125 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 10.47 | 12.04 | top 8.9% | 793 / 11,709 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.86 | 28.66 | top 12.2% | 276 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 43.28 | 51.46 | top 16.1% | 402 / 3,051 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.83 | 7.16 | top 18.7% | 928 / 5,993 | |
| Clock | 9.69 | 11.60 | top 23.6% | 267 / 1,095 | |
| Skewb | 6.17 | 9.42 | top 27.1% | 725 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:31.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 315 / 394 |
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
- 7 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at RVITM CubeVerse 2025.
- 31 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in Wollondilly 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.78 at Cubing at The Cube 2024.
- 10 Jun 2023First competition: Cubing in the Dilly 2023. A 21.47 3×3 single to start from.
- 10 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.58 at Cubing in the Dilly 2023.
Competitions
- Tramsheds X: Winter Sunday 2026 · 30 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds IX: June Sunday 2026 · 7 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzling Parramatta 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- RVITM CubeVerse 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Tramsheds VI: Winter Saturday 2025 · 23 Aug 2025
- NSW State Championship 2025 · 26 Apr 2025
- Cubing at The Cube 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in Wollondilly 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Tramsheds III: August Saturday 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds II: May Sunday 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at The Cube 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Simple Sydney Sunday 2023 · 10 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Dilly 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 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.
- James Kirschner — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Bryan Eng — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
- Thomas Tinlin — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.