People · India
Akshay Rao
3×3 · top 20.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2010 · 2010RAOA01
Akshay Rao has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.89, set at SCMU Juhu Open 2015, puts him in the top 20.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,594th in India. Across 18 competitions since February 2010, he has put 598 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.42 in February 2010 to 13.89, a 64% improvement. Akshay has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 13.89 | 22.97 | top 20.6% | 2,594 / 20,018 | |
| 2×2 | 3.55 | 7.07 | top 20.8% | 1,796 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:49.74 | — | top 29.9% | 128 / 598 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.89 | 1:17.39 | top 42.7% | 1,391 / 4,186 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.18 | 17.17 | top 46.4% | 3,052 / 8,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.13 | 38.25 | top 46.9% | 1,774 / 4,516 | |
| Square-1 | 30.88 | 43.91 | top 51.0% | 348 / 805 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 27:05 | — | early days — 3 solves | 84 / 168 | |
| Megaminx | 2:30.95 | 2:49.17 | top 61.5% | 717 / 1,443 | |
| 5×5 | 3:14.97 | 3:39.17 | top 82.6% | 1,139 / 1,525 | |
| Skewb | 18.04 | 34.09 | top 86.2% | 2,674 / 3,524 | |
| Clock | 44.03 | — | early days — 1 solve | 987 / 1,092 | |
| 6×6 | 8:52.77 | 9:40.56 | top 98.7% | 519 / 531 | |
| 7×7 | 16:23.00 | — | early days — 3 solves | 361 / 360 |
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
- 28 Jun 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.89 at SCMU Juhu Open 2015.
- 7 Jan 2013Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's Cube Mumbai Open 2013.
- 3 Jan 2013Four personal bests in one day at Techfest Cube Mania 2013.
- 9 Jul 2011First sub-20 3×3: 19.36 at Speedcubing Mumbai Unlimited 2011.
- 9 Jul 2011Four personal bests in one day at Speedcubing Mumbai Unlimited 2011.
- 18 Jun 2010First sub-30 3×3: 28.40 at Mumbai Rubik's Cube Challenge 2010.
Competitions
- Vienna Open 2016 · 1 Oct 2016
- SCMU Juhu Open 2015 · 28 Jun 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Speed Cubing Mumbai Unlimited 2015 · 16 Jan 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Mumbai Open 2014 · 28 Dec 2014
- National TPoly Rubik's Cube Open 2014 · 24 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Pune Fall Open 2014 · 21 Jun 2014
- Speed Cubing Mumbai Unlimited 2014 · 10 Jan 2014
- Techfest Cube Mania 2014 · 4 Jan 2014
- VIT Rubik's Challenge 2013 · 28 Sep 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Delhi Summer Open 2013 · 21 Jun 2013
- Speed Cubing Mumbai Unlimited 2013 · 18 Jan 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube Mumbai Open 2013 · 7 Jan 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Techfest Cube Mania 2013 · 3 Jan 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Mumbai Open 2012 · 3 Feb 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcubing Mumbai Unlimited 2011 · 9 Jul 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Mumbai Open Rubik's Cube 2011 · 5 Feb 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Mumbai Rubik's Cube Challenge 2010 · 18 Jun 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Mumbai Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Gaurav Taneja — met in 105 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Dhanayush Raninga — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Vinit Nalhe — met in 90 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.