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Ajay Balan
3×3 · top 93.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2009 · 2009BALA02
Ajay Balan has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 1:04.41, set at Shaastra Cube Open 2010, puts him in the top 93.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16,864th in India. Across 3 competitions since October 2009, he has put 10 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:34.80 in October 2009 to 1:04.41, a 32% improvement. Ajay has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 1:04.41 | 1:18.09 | top 93.2% | 16,864 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 22.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,232 / 12,146 |
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
- 2 Oct 2009First competition: Shaastra Open 2009. A 1:34.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shaastra Cube Open 2010 · 1 Oct 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Chennai Cube Challenge 2009 · 23 Dec 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Shaastra Open 2009 · 2 Oct 2009
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.
- Nachiappan Chokalingam — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Bernett Orlando — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
- Girish Ganesan — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 3×3 single — 260,367 people have one; it is 4.41 away.
- A sub-20 2×2 single — 178,436 people have one; it is 2.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.