People · India
Ajay Narayanan
Skewb · top 20.3% of 74,164 all-time · competing since October 2012 · 2012NARA04
Ajay Narayanan has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.26, set at C3 Cube Open 2014, puts him in the top 20.3% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 573rd in India. Across 10 competitions since October 2012, he has put 284 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 29.05 in September 2013 to 19.99, a 31% improvement. Ajay 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 | India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.26 | 6.99 | top 20.3% | 573 / 3,548 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | — | top 20.4% | 77 / 612 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.99 | 23.69 | top 20.5% | 734 / 4,534 | |
| 3×3 | 14.18 | 16.61 | top 21.7% | 2,778 / 20,146 | |
| 2×2 | 4.49 | 5.71 | top 32.9% | 2,930 / 12,225 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.30 | 14.63 | top 38.8% | 2,505 / 8,971 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:43.87 | — | early days — 2 solves | 477 / 605 |
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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 May 2015Three personal bests in one day at Indian Nationals 2015.
- 3 Jan 2015Four personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2015.
- 4 Jan 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.70 at Shaastra Cube Open 2014.
- 4 Jan 2014Three personal bests in one day at Shaastra Cube Open 2014.
- 28 Sep 2013First sub-20 3×3: 16.24 at VIT Rubik's Challenge 2013.
- 29 Mar 2013First sub-30 3×3: 24.02 at CMI Fiesta Open 2013.
Competitions
- Indian Nationals 2015 · 29 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2015 · 3 Jan 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- VIT Rubiks Cube Challenge 2014 · 26 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- C3 Cube Open 2014 · 26 May 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Carte Blanche Kube Open 2014 · 15 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2014 · 4 Jan 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- VIT Rubik's Challenge 2013 · 28 Sep 2013 — 1 personal best set
- CMI Fiesta Open 2013 · 29 Mar 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Shaastra Cube Open 2013 · 5 Jan 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Chennai Mathematical Institute Open 2012 · 6 Oct 2012
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 67 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Rakesh M. Vaideeswaran — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Bhargav Narasimhan — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 4.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.