People · India
Viren Parag Waman
3×3 · top 2.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023WAMA02
Viren Parag Waman has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.76, set at Wiltshire Spring 2026, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 227th in India. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since April 2023, he has put 187 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.34 in April 2023 to 7.76, a 62% improvement. Viren 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.76 | 9.20 | top 2.4% | 227 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 3.70 | 4.53 | top 22.7% | 1,964 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.03 | 23.67 | top 23.3% | 843 / 4,516 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.71 | 12.80 | top 42.3% | 2,739 / 8,934 |
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
- 23 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Wiltshire March 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Wiltshire December 2023.
- 24 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 14.61 at Stevenage June 2023.
- 24 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.61 at Stevenage June 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: Reading Spring 2023. A 22.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wiltshire Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage June 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Chichester April 2025 · 26 Apr 2025
- Stevenage March 2025 · 1 Mar 2025
- Stevenage January 2025 · 25 Jan 2025
- Battersea Autumn 2024 · 28 Sep 2024
- Stevenage July 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Wiltshire March 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiltshire December 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage June 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Reading Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Xavier Morgan — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Adam Stringer — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Satya Bhavesh Gala — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.