People · India
Tarun Narayan
Pyraminx · top 9.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014NARA04
Tarun Narayan has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.36, set at IIA Summer Open April 2017, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 542nd in India. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since August 2014, he has put 324 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 7.82 in August 2014 to 4.36, a 44% improvement. Tarun has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.36 | 9.21 | top 9.5% | 542 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 | 12.79 | 16.77 | top 16.7% | 2,063 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 4.65 | 5.33 | top 34.9% | 3,154 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 59.19 | 1:08.31 | top 35.6% | 1,123 / 4,186 | |
| Skewb | 7.34 | 12.38 | top 36.3% | 1,027 / 3,524 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.45 | 47.69 | top 54.3% | 2,116 / 4,516 | |
| 6×6 | 5:14.73 | 5:54.70 | early days — 3 solves | 438 / 531 | |
| 5×5 | 3:25.10 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,184 / 1,525 | |
| Megaminx | 3:47.33 | 3:57.31 | top 87.7% | 1,133 / 1,443 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:30.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 506 / 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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Jun 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.79 at Burnaby Cubes Big & Small 2026.
- 7 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Burnaby Cubes Big & Small 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Richmond Spring 2026.
- 5 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Primus Cube Open - May 2018.
- 29 Aug 2015First sub-20 3×3: 18.60 at Brain Studio Cube Open 2015.
- 29 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Brain Studio Cube Open 2015.
Competitions
- Burnaby Cubes Big & Small 2026 · 7 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Richmond Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- UBC Odd Weekend 2022 · 11 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Primus Cube Open - May 2018 · 5 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Oakridge Cube Open - April 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- IIA Summer Open - May 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- IIA Summer Open April 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Brain Studio Winter Open 2015 · 25 Dec 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- APJ BLD Open 2015 · 31 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Brain Studio Cube Open 2015 · 29 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Brain Studio Cube Open 2014 · 15 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Indian Cube Challenge 2014 · 15 Aug 2014
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.
- Shlok Mongia — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Rithvik Ganesh — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Kalyana Raman — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.