People · India
Amaan Syed
Skewb · top 4.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016SYED01
Amaan Syed has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.96, set at SNU Open 2018, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 111th in India. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since December 2016, he has put 230 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.54 in December 2016 to 12.03, a 53% improvement. Amaan 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 | 2.96 | 5.33 | top 4.8% | 111 / 3,524 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.96 | 8.66 | top 12.9% | 755 / 8,934 | |
| 2×2 | 2.90 | 4.67 | top 13.1% | 1,081 / 12,146 | |
| 3×3 | 12.03 | 15.64 | top 14.0% | 1,701 / 20,018 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 107 / 600 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.14 | 37.93 | top 49.2% | 1,870 / 4,516 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.24 | 2:36.21 | top 73.3% | 2,618 / 4,186 | |
| Square-1 | 1:24.31 | 1:54.29 | top 94.0% | 710 / 805 |
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
- 4 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2017.
- 30 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.38 at Delhi Cube Splash 2017.
- 25 Feb 2017First sub-20 3×3: 15.60 at Delhi Open 2017.
- 17 Dec 2016First competition: Cubing Complexity 2016. A 25.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Speedcubing ESYA 2018 · 18 Aug 2018
- SNU Open 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- MathSoc Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Lord Of The Minx 2017 · 24 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Delhi Cube Splash 2017 · 30 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- SNU Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Delhi Open 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- MathSoc Open 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Complexity 2016 · 17 Dec 2016
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.
- Saransh Tandon — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Hargun Singh Tikku — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Priyanshu Kumar — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.