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Akshaj Shah
3×3 · top 9.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022SHAH58
Akshaj Shah has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.65, set at Bangalore Newcomers 2024, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,064th in India. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2022, he has put 97 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.04 in November 2022 to 10.65, a 12% improvement. Akshaj has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 10.65 | 12.79 | top 9.4% | 1,064 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.90 | 34.45 | top 25.7% | 917 / 4,516 | |
| 2×2 | 4.33 | 4.88 | top 30.7% | 2,712 / 12,146 | |
| 4×4 | 57.16 | 1:05.00 | top 33.3% | 1,031 / 4,186 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.87 | 17.46 | top 59.6% | 4,083 / 8,934 | |
| Megaminx | 3:25.13 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,023 / 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
- 30 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bangalore Newcomers 2024.
- 23 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Bangalore Championship 2023.
- 26 Nov 2022First competition: Nexus Winter Open 2022. A 12.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bangalore Newcomers 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Bangalore Championship 2023 · 23 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Nexus Summer Open Bangalore Saturday 2023 · 27 May 2023
- Nexus Winter Open 2022 · 26 Nov 2022
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.
- Rohan Dharmak — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nirmay Maulikkumar Soni — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Vivek Prasad Mada — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.