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Akhil Sankar
2×2 · top 3.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2013 · 2013SANK03
Akhil Sankar has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.69, set at German Mini Open B 2021, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,178th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2013, he has put 203 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.71 in September 2013 to 9.55, a 63% improvement. Akhil has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.69 | 4.07 | top 3.0% | 1,178 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 9.55 | 11.14 | top 6.2% | 3,438 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 57.10 | 1:06.01 | top 33.2% | 5,303 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.15 | 14.34 | top 37.4% | 10,664 / 28,708 |
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
- 7 Nov 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.55 at German Mini Open B 2021.
- 7 Nov 2021Six personal bests in one day at German Mini Open B 2021.
- 29 May 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.61 at IIA Summer Open 2016.
- 15 Aug 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.40 at Indian Cube Challenge 2014.
- 15 Aug 2014Three personal bests in one day at Indian Cube Challenge 2014.
- 28 Sep 2013First competition: VIT Rubik's Challenge 2013. A 25.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- German Mini Open B 2021 · 7 Nov 2021 — 6 personal bests set
- German Big Cube Open 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Belgium Summer Open 2017 · 20 May 2017
- IIA Summer Open 2016 · 29 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Indian Nationals 2015 · 29 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Brain Studio Cube Open 2014 · 15 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Indian Cube Challenge 2014 · 15 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Pantheon Cube Open 2014 · 12 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- VIT Rubik's Challenge 2013 · 28 Sep 2013
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.
- Rahul Venkatesan — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Sriram Govind — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nikhil Mande — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.