People · India
Vian Kalra
2×2 · top 9.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023KALR01
Vian Kalra has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.56, set at Bengaluru Cube Fest A 2026, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 765th in India. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2023, he has put 252 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 12.82 in September 2023 to 2.56, an 80% improvement. Vian 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 4.23 | top 9.5% | 765 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 12.57 | 13.09 | top 15.9% | 1,964 / 20,018 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.35 | 10.02 | top 22.6% | 1,368 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.50 | 30.54 | top 32.9% | 1,194 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.28 | 1:16.30 | top 38.9% | 1,244 / 4,186 | |
| Megaminx | 2:01.59 | 2:18.61 | top 46.6% | 528 / 1,443 | |
| Skewb | 9.40 | 11.24 | top 51.1% | 1,455 / 3,524 | |
| Clock | 19.60 | 20.37 | top 63.4% | 565 / 1,092 | |
| 5×5 | 2:33.90 | 2:55.01 | top 67.6% | 908 / 1,525 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.69 at CubeX Summer Open Bangalore 2024.
- 18 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at CubeX Summer Open Bangalore 2024.
- 4 May 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Side Events Bangalore May 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.44 at Bangalore Newcomers 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at Bangalore Newcomers 2024.
- 10 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Side Events Bangalore Feb 2024.
Competitions
- Bengaluru Cube Fest A 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Big N Sides at Bangalore 2025 · 5 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubeX Summer Open Bangalore 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Side Events Bangalore May 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Bangalore Newcomers 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Side Events Bangalore Feb 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Bangalore Championship 2023 · 23 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Kumaraguru Cube Open 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
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.
- Mohith B (ಮೋಹಿತ್ ಬಿ) — met in 52 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vivek Prasad Mada — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Krishanth Thangarathan — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.