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Aakash Josh
Pyraminx · top 4.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2011 · 2011JOSH02
Aakash Josh has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.32, set at Shaastra Cube Open 2015, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 271st in India. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since October 2011, he has put 414 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.68 in October 2011 to 11.96, a 52% improvement. Aakash 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 | 3.32 | 5.04 | top 4.8% | 271 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.07 | 18.02 | top 6.2% | 195 / 4,516 | |
| 3×3 | 11.96 | 14.98 | top 13.8% | 1,656 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 5.50 | top 14.8% | 1,223 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | 42.00 | top 33.6% | 139 / 600 | |
| 4×4 | 1:17.10 | 1:26.60 | top 53.5% | 1,805 / 4,186 | |
| 5×5 | 4:10.58 | — | top 93.0% | 1,322 / 1,525 | |
| Megaminx | 6:06.30 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,395 / 1,443 |
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 2015Three personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2015.
- 25 Jul 2014Six personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2014.
- 26 May 2014Three personal bests in one day at C3 Cube Open 2014.
- 28 Sep 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.19 at VIT Rubik's Challenge 2013.
- 29 Mar 2013Three personal bests in one day at CMI Fiesta Open 2013.
- 5 Jan 2013Seven personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2013.
Competitions
- Indian Nationals 2015 · 29 May 2015
- Shaastra Cube Open 2015 · 3 Jan 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Indian Nationals 2014 · 25 Jul 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- C3 Cube Open 2014 · 26 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Pantheon Cube Open 2014 · 12 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2014 · 4 Jan 2014 — 1 personal best set
- VIT Rubik's Challenge 2013 · 28 Sep 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- CMI Fiesta Open 2013 · 29 Mar 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 7 personal bests set
- Chennai Mathematical Institute Open 2012 · 6 Oct 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Pragyan Cube Open 2012 · 26 Feb 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- 4th Shaastra Cube Open 2011 · 1 Oct 2011
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.
- Kesava Kirupa — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Bhargav Narasimhan — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Aditya Hari — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.