People · United States
Vivek Patel
3×3 · top 16.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018PATE11
Vivek Patel has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.81, set at DFW Cubing Winter 2026, puts him in the top 16.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,973rd in the United States. Across 10 competitions since August 2018, he has put 123 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.13 in August 2018 to 12.81, a 56% improvement. Vivek 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.81 | 14.67 | top 16.8% | 8,973 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.58 | 11.11 | top 32.7% | 9,189 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 4.53 | 6.32 | top 33.3% | 13,257 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:22.04 | — | early days — 3 solves | 14,352 / 15,683 |
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
- 3 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.81 at DFW Cubing Winter 2026.
- 20 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.61 at DFW With A Twist 2019.
- 11 Aug 2018First competition: DFW Cubing Fiesta August 2018. A 29.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GAN Southern Championship 2026 · 11 Jun 2026
- Cube Against Cancer Houston 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
- Brazos Cubing Winter 2026 · 18 Jan 2026
- DFW Cubing Winter 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube On in Richardson 2025 · 15 Nov 2025
- Ready For Summer Frisco 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- DFW With A Twist 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- 3x3x3 Cube Frisco 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Fiesta September 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Fiesta August 2018 · 11 Aug 2018
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.
- Fletcher Berry — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Thai Bui — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Andres Rodriguez — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.